Summarises the key concepts of objectivist epistemology, contrasting them with other philosophical views
Epistemology (from Greek ἐπιστήμη, epistēmē, meaning "knowledge", and λόγος, logos, meaning "logical discourse") is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge, justification and the rationality of belief. Much debate in epistemology centers on four areas: (1) the philosophical analysis of the nature of knowledge and how it relates to such concepts as truth, belief and justification, (2) various problems of skepticism, (3) the sources and scope of knowledge and justified belief, and (4) the criteria for knowledge and justification. Epistemology addresses such questions as: "What makes justified beliefs justified?", "What does it mean to say that we know something?" and fundamentally "How do we know that we know?".
Articles
Summarises the key concepts of objectivist epistemology, contrasting them with other philosophical views
Examines Rand's appreciative view of Aristotle based on his epistemological theories while disregarding his comments on slavery, racism and coercive government laws
Discusses the continued currency of Rand's 1960-1970s writings, citing as examples "Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World", "Racism", "The Age of Envy" and "The Anti-Industrial Revolution"
Discusses Spencer's epistemology, his views on causation and how it affects social interactions, concluding with his ethical theory and concept of justice
Topics discussed include: the Institute for Objectivist Studies, ties between IOS and classical liberal institutions, the Objectivism movement, the split with the Ayn Rand Institute, the marketplace of ideas, open questions in philosophy, and psychology
Recounts Shaffer's introduction to objectivism and provides critical analysis of the philosophy's shortcomings, highlighting Objectivists support of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars and the "war on terror" and disregard of innocent casualties
Biographical essay
Books
Electronic text available at Wikisource; contents: Book I: Neither Principles nor Ideas Are Innate - Book II: Of Ideas - Book III: Of Words - Book IV: Of Knowledge and Probability
- 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
Original text available at French Wikisource; partial contents: The materials of our knowledge and especially the operations of the soul - Sensations - Simple and complex ideas - Abtractions - Language and method - Music - Words
- ISBN 0521584671
: Hardcover, Cambridge University Press, 2001
- ISBN 0521585767
: Paperback, Cambridge University Press, 2001
by Ayn Rand, 1967
Contents: Cognition and Measurement - Concept-Formation - Abstraction from Abstractions - Concepts of Consciousness - Definitions - Axiomatic Concepts - The Cognitive Role of Concepts - Consciousness and Identity
- ISBN 0453007244
: Hardcover, Dutton Adult, 2nd edition, 1990
- ISBN 0452010306
: Paperback, Plume, Expanded 2nd edition, 1990
by Barbara Branden, 1979
Ten lecture audio course, partial contents: Focusing and Problem Solving - Automatic Mind Functions - Conceptual Level of Consciousness - Emotions as Tools of Cognition - Common Aberrations in Thinking - The Fallacy of the Stolen Concept
- ISBN 1579704867
: CD-ROM, Audio-Forum, 2007
Videos
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