Philosophy of Education (MP3 download) Philosophy

Philosophy of Education (MP3 download) PhilosophyBy Leonard Peikoff In this five lecture course from 1985, Dr. Leonard Peikoff presents a philosophy of education based on Rands philosophy of Objectivism. The course addresses such topics as the purpose of education, proper teaching methods, and a proper curriculum. In addition, Dr. Peikoff presents and evaluates several competing theories on the basic purpose of education. He draws from Ayn Rands philosophy to present a number of principles for

and how it shaped his epistemology

A proper view of man requires a thorough understanding of not only reason

Mayhew will then turn to answering the question: What made Thales possible

Concept-Formation

on a variety of subjects

how her definitions of “selfishness” and “altruism” relate to conventional understanding of these terms

"Beyond Good and Evil

Robert Mayhew and Onkar Ghate discuss the chapters they have written for the forthcoming expanded edition of Essays on Ayn Rand’s “We the Living

he discusses the challenging task faced by a talk-show host with a radical philosophy to sell

We the Living to The Fountainhead (1937-1943)

Further aspects

he covers the end of the line of this history: the view of love found in the New Testament