Epistemology

Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge

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Articles

Ayn Rand and Objectivism - Epistemology, Full Context
Related Topic: Ayn Rand

Epistemology and Politics: Ayn Rand's Cultural Commentary, by David Kelley, Navigator, Dec 2004
Related Topics: Politics, Ayn Rand
"... when people rely on reason they can interact and resolve conflicts by discussion, persuasion, and debate—that is, by voluntary means. ... If people derive their conclusions from ineffable intuitions ... that leaves force as the only method of 'persuasion' ..."

Books

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, by John Locke, 1689
Electronic text available at Institute of Learning Technologies, Columbia University

ISBN 9562910911: Audio CD, bnpublishing.com, 2006
ISBN 0844624780: Hardcover, Peter Smith Publisher, 1959
ISBN 0872202178: Hardcover, Hackett Pub Co, Abridged edition, 1996
ISBN 0879759178: Paperback, Prometheus Books, 1994

Essay on the Origin of Human Knowledge, by Etienne Bonnot de Condillac, 1746
Electronic text, in French, available at Wikisource

ISBN 0521584671: Hardcover, Cambridge University Press, 2001
ISBN 0521585767: Paperback, Cambridge University Press, 2001

Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
by Ayn Rand, 1967

ISBN 0453007244: Hardcover, Dutton Adult, 2nd edition, 1990
ISBN 0452010306: Paperback, Plume, Expanded 2nd edition, 1990

Principles of Efficient Thinking
by Barbara Branden, 1979
Ten lecture audio course

ISBN 0884322157: Audio cassette, Audio-Forum, 10 audio cassettes, 1979

Videos

An Introduction to Philosophy Part 3: Epistemology 3, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 25 Aug 2006

Intro to Philosophy Part 3: Epistemology 2, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 24 Aug 2006

Intro to Philosophy Part 3: Epistemology Part 1, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 23 Aug 2006