The philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand (1905-1982) is a cultural
phenomenon. Her books have sold more than twenty-eight million
copies, and countless individuals speak of her writings as having
significantly influenced their lives. Despite her popularity,
Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism has received little serious
attention from academic philosophers. Concepts and Their Role in
Knowledge offers scholarly analysis of key elements of Ayn Rand’s
radically new approach to epistemology. The four essays, by
contributors intimately familiar with this area of her work,
discuss Rand’s theory of concepts - including its new account of
abstraction and essence - and its central role in her epistemology;
how that view leads to a distinctive conception of the
justification of knowledge; her realist account of perceptual
awareness and its role in the acquisition of knowledge; and
finally, the implications of that theory for understanding the
growth of scientific knowledge. The volume concludes with critical
commentary on the essays by distinguished philosophers with
differing philosophical viewpoints and the author’s responses to
those commentaries. This is the second book published in Ayn Rand
Society Philosophical Studies, which was developed in conjunction
with the Ayn Rand Society to offer a fuller scholarly understanding
of this highly original and influential thinker. The Ayn Rand
Society, an affiliated group of the American Philosophical
Association, Eastern Division, seeks to foster scholarly study by
philosophers of the philosophical thought and writings of Ayn Rand.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Pittsburgh Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Ayn Rand Society Philosophical Studies |
| Release date: |
June 2022 |
| Editors: |
Allan Gotthelf
• James G. Lennox
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
312 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8229-6701-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8229-6701-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780822967019 |
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