Occupation Philosopher Role Author Name Onkar Ghate | Subject Objectivism Citizenship Canada | |
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Alma mater University of Toronto (B.A.)
University of Calgary (M.A., Ph.D.) Education University of Toronto, University of Calgary | ||
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Onkar K. Ghate (born 1965 or 1966) is a Canadian writer and advocate of Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand. He is also a senior fellow and the Chief Content Officer at the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, California.
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- Religion in america onkar ghate interview
- The new atheists onkar ghate interview
- Personal life and education
- Career
- References
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Personal life and education
Ghate studied economics and philosophy at the University of Toronto, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990. He then earned a Master of Arts in philosophy from the University of Calgary in 1992 and a Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy there in 1998. He is a Canadian citizen.
Career
Ghate joined the Ayn Rand Institute in 2000, being appointed as dean and instructor to its Objectivist Academic Center, having previously worked in the financial industry. In 2007 he became a senior fellow at the Institute, and in 2013 he became the Chief Content Officer. He has been a contributing author to several books on Ayn Rand's fictional works and her philosophy, among them "Essays on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged" and Why Businessmen Need Philosophy. He is the author of "A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Edition of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand".
Ghate has contributed articles to the New Statesman, The Huffington Post, Fox News, CNN, and BusinessWeek. He has also made television and radio appearances on outlets such as NPR, BBC Radio, Fox News, CNBC and CBS. Ghate has given many talks to academic audiences, such as at Stanford University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Irvine.