The Logical Leap: Induction in Physics Leonard Peikoff at the Ford Hall Forum

The Logical Leap: Induction in Physics Leonard Peikoff at the Ford Hall ForumBy David Harriman Introduction by Leonard Peikoff Inspired by and expanding on a series of lectures by Leonard Peikoff, David Harriman presents a fascinating answer to the problem of inductionthat is, the epistemological question of how we know the truth of inductive generalizations. Ayn Rand presented her revolutionary theory of concepts in her book Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology. As Dr. Peikoff subsequently explored inductive reasoning, he

not as a capitalist system

She goes on to relate the political and economic decline of the West since the 19th century to its philosophical cause: the rejection by the culture’s intellectuals of reason in favor of the morality of altruism

on the premise that replacing bad public servants with better ones is the solution

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Esta es la edición en español de "We the Living

the courts properly secured these values under the patent laws as property rights

Her public speaking was well integrated with the overall goal of her writing: it is not an accident that

the error of "naive realism

Locke's approach is an integrated approach

Her aim was to bring her philosophy to a wider audience and to apply it to current cultural and political issues

his creative ability

This course was recorded at the Objectivist Summer Conference 2007 in Telluride