Mike Renzulli Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Does anyone know of any good books or lectures done by TAS or maybe ARI about the subject of contextual knowledge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Hardin Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Does anyone know of any good books or lectures done by TAS or maybe ARI about the subject of contextual knowledge?The contextual nature of knowledge is obviously directly related to the hierarchical structure of knowledge. The expanded second edition of Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology includes extensive discussions with Ayn Rand regarding the contextual nature of knowledge. The first two chapters of David Harriman’s excellent book, The Logical Leap, also deal with this topic. The fourth chapter of Objectivism, The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff discusses this at length. In addition, two CDs are available from the Ayn Rand Bookstore: The Hierarchy of Knowledge, by Gregory Salmieri, and Contextual Knowledge, from Peter Schwartz. I found both of these lectures very worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Hardin Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Incidentally, if you glance at the “look inside” feature of Amazon’s listing of Wendy McElroy’s The Reasonable Woman, you will note that McElroy discusses the issue of the contextual nature of knowledge in several places. I vividly recall that George H. Smith discussed contextualism at length during the Foundations of Reasoning course I took in 1975. Rather than buy Wendy’s “ghost-written” text (so to speak), you would be better served to purchase George H. Smith’s original material, available here:I am selling xerox copies of my FOR transcripts (98 pages, single spaced) for $40. People who purchase these transcripts will be able to locate all the plagiarized passages in TRW. If you are interested, write to me at: smikro@comcast.net.GhsI believe Barbara Branden’s lectures on The Principles of Efficient Thinking also dealt with this topic. However, I could not find a current listing for her excellent lecture course at Laissez Faire books. I do not know if it is available elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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