A Philosopher Looks at the O.J. Verdict (MP3 download) Interviews

A Philosopher Looks at the O.J. Verdict (MP3 download) InterviewsBy Leonard Peikoff In one of the most widely publicized trials in American history, former football star and actor O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder following the 1994 deaths of his ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. In this 1996 lecture delivered at Bostons Ford Hall Forum, Dr. Leonard Peikoff weighs in on the trial of the century from a philosophers perspective, arguing that the verdict, along with what led to

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But if one cares to understand the meaning of these two events—to grasp their roots and their consequences—one will understand the power of philosophy

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Peikoff explains the reason for the precise wording of key formulations

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the edited transcripts of these remarkable sessions are available to readers and aspiring writers

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