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 Objectivism: The State of the Art Dr. Peikoff describes these 1987 lectures as "what I myself learned about Objectivism while writing my current book on the subject." 1. The Logical Structure of Philosophy Where the study of philosophy should begin. How philosophy can be a single, integrated whole, yet consist of parts that are proved before one knows the total. 2. The Logical Structure of Metaphysics The progression from existence to causality to consciousness to absolutism. 3-4. Objectivity and the Role of Logic The full definition of "objective." The uniqueness of the Objectivist concept of "logic"; logic as the means of practicing objectivity. 5-6. Moral Principles The definition of "principle." Evasion as the antithesis of logic. Why bad principles drive out good ones. Why that which is obtained dishonestly is not a value. 7-8. Question Periods Two 90-minute Q&A sessions include: how personal observation (of his infant daughter) advanced Dr. Peikoff's knowledge of technical epistemology; what distinguishes thinking in principles, thinking in essentials and thinking in fundamentals; the alternative names for Objectivism that Ayn Rand considered. Order information |
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