Onkar K. Ghate (born 1965 or 1966) is a

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philosopher. He is an Objectivist and a senior

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and chief philosophy officer at the

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Ghate studied

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and philosophy at the

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, graduating with a

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degree in 1990. He then earned a

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in philosophy in 1992 and a

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in 1998 at the

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. He is a Canadian citizen of

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and

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descent. After working in the financial industry, Ghate began working at the Ayn Rand Institute in 2000, being appointed as dean and instructor to its recently launched Objectivist Academic Center. In 2007 he became a senior fellow at the Institute, and in 2013 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 ''

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'',

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, and ''

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''. He has also made television and radio appearances on outlets"Onkar Ghate"
Ayn Rand Institute. Retrieved 17 May 2014. such as

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, Fox News,

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and

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. Ghate has given many talks to academic audiences, such as at Stanford University, the

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, and the

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."Anteater Weekly - Week 3"
University of California, Irvine. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

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