Nathaniel Branden

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1. Ayn Rand

   Author of The Virtue of Selfishness, For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology: Expanded Second Edition

2. Nathaniel Branden

   Author of The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence, My Years with Ayn Rand

3. Leonard Peikoff

   Author of Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (The Ayn Rand Library, Volume 6), Ominous Parallels

4. Ludwig von Mises

   Author of Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, Planning for Freedom

5. Murray N. Rothbard

   Author of America's Great Depression, The Ethics of Liberty, Man, Economy, and State

6. F. A. Hayek

   Author of The Road to Serfdom, Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 1: Rules and Order, Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 3: The Political Order of a Free People

7. Milton Friedman

   Author of Capitalism and Freedom, Free to choose : a personal statement

8. Barbara Branden

   Author of The Passion of Ayn Rand

9. Henry Hazlitt

   Author of Economics in One Lesson

10. David Kelley

    Author of The Art of Reasoning, The Evidence of the Senses: A Realist Theory of Perception, Unrugged Individualism : The Selfish Basis of Benevolence

11. Robert Mayhew

    Author of Ayn Rand Answers: The Best of Her Q & A

12. David Boaz

    Author of The Libertarian Reader: Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao Tzu to Milton Friedman, Libertarianism: A Primer

13. Chris Matthew Sciabarra

    Author of Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical

14. Thomas Sowell

    Author of A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles, The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation As a Basis for Social Policy, Compassion versus guilt, and other essays

15. Rollo May

    Author of The Cry for Myth, The Meaning of Anxiety, Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence

16. Martin Seligman

    Author of Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment, What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement Learning to Accept Who You Are

17. Claude Frédéric Bastiat

    Author of The Law, Economic Sophisms

18. Robert Nozick

    Author of Anarchy, State and Utopia

19. Will Durant

    Author of The Story of Philosophy

20. Adam Smith

    Author of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations