I am a PhD candidate in philosophy at the Australian National University, where I am writing a dissertation in normative ethics focused on egoism. My broader interests include ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy. I intend to pursue a career in academic philosophy.

Alongside my research and writing, I teach undergraduate students, including courses in logic and critical thinking at Australian National University. I have also taught and developed material in areas including bioethics, ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, argument analysis, and the history of philosophy.

I am the founder of the Australian Centre for Objectivism, an organisation dedicated to the study and promotion of Objectivism and the broader defence of reason, individualism, and capitalism.

I have delivered lectures on topics including capitalism, ethics, egoism, aesthetics, and poetry.

My research has been published in the journal Bioethics. My article, “Respecting Rights Without Sanctioning Irrationality” is available here

I offer:

  • Philosophy tutoring for individuals

  • Philosophical consulting for organisations

  • Speaking engagements and guest lectures

For enquiries about tutoring of speaking engagements, contact:
maxim.bishev@gmail.com

Rates vary depending on the engagement type, event and format.

Podcast: Dr. Harry Binswanger

My guest today was Dr. Harry Binswanger. Dr. Binswanger received his PhD in philosophy from Columbia University in 1973 and has taught philosophy at Hunter College, the New School for Social Research and the University of Texas, Austin. He was a friend and close associate of Ayn Rand’s until her death in 1982. Dr. Binswanger's published works include “The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts”, “The Ayn Rand Lexicon”, and the expanded second edition of “Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology”. Recently, he has produced further work in the philosophy of mathematics.

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The DIM Hypothesis and the Future of Philosophy.

Leonard Peikoff's book The DIM Hypothesis presents an innovative framework for understanding the influence of philosophy on Western culture and history. Peikoff categorises thought systems using three approaches: Disintegration, Integration, and Misintegration. Disintegration represents a fragmented worldview, Integration a rational and coherent perspective, and Misintegration a false or distorted integration of reality. The book explores how these philosophical approaches have shaped significant historical events and cultural trends, offering insights into the role of ideas in shaping human society and its future direction.

Modern Philosophy: Rationalism versus Empiricism.

Early modern philosophy was characterised primarily by debates on the nature of human experience and knowledge. Continental rationalists - like Descartes and Spinoza - were skeptical of sense experience but trusted “pure” reason, while the English empiricists - like Locke and Hume - believed that all knowledge comes from experience, that man is born tabula rasa, and that we can never get outside our own perceptual frame. Meanwhile, everybody was concerned that the scientific discoveries of Newton, Copernicus and Galileo represented proof of a deterministic universe, devoid of free will.

Aristotle: The Father of Logic

Aristotle was the intellectual embodiment of the convergence between his own empirical worldview and comprehensive brilliance, coupled with the stringent philosophical discipline instilled in him by Plato. Having studied under Plato at his Academy for two decades, Aristotle eventually parted ways to formulate his own distinct philosophical concepts, challenging and deviating from Plato's World of Forms. In Aristotle's philosophy, there existed just one reality - the tangible world around us. His groundbreaking contributions to philosophy and science forever altered the course of human thought.