The Objective vs. the Intrinsic and the Subjective (MP3 download) Ayn Rand at the Ford Hall Forum

The Objective vs. the Intrinsic and the Subjective (MP3 download) Ayn Rand at the Ford Hall ForumBy Harry Binswanger The dismal state of todays intellectual life stems from the lack of a genuine concept of objectivity, the concept for which Objectivism is named. The essence of Objectivism is not just a championing of objectivity but also the identification of a radically deepened concept of what objectivity is. In the first lecture, Dr. Binswanger approaches the concept of objectivity by asking Ayn Rands key question: What facts of reality give

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Lectures on and exercises in "the art of non-contradictory identification

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The first major Christian philosopher: Augustine

a unique approach to understanding the world - first emerged in the 6th century BC

Understanding a point versus knowing how to present it—and what is required for each

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