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Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology : ウィキペディア英語版 | Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
''Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology'' is a work of philosophy by Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff, which Rand considered her philosophical treatise. First published in its combined form in 1979, the majority of the book is Rand's summation of the Objectivist theory of concepts and solution to the problem of universals. An additional essay by Peikoff discusses the analytic–synthetic distinction. A second edition published in 1990 includes transcripts of a discussion session Rand conducted on epistemology. ==Summary== The first several chapters of the book are a title essay by Rand. She discusses the mental processes of conceptualization, the nature of definitions, distinguishing legitimate concepts from "anti-concepts," the hierarchical nature of knowledge, and what constitutes valid axiomatic knowledge. Rand describes axiomatic concepts as "the identification of a primary fact of reality, which cannot be analyzed, i.e., reduced to other facts or broken into component parts". The three axiomatic concepts identified in the book are "existence", "identity" and "consciousness". Following Rand's chapters, Peikoff's essay argues against Immanuel Kant's distinction between "analytic" propositions (which are said to be true based on their meaning alone) and "synthetic" propositions (which are said to be true based on how their meaning relates to the world). The second edition contains a transcript of Rand's "Question-and-Answer" session with various professors and students of philosophy, mathematics, and physics, following a lecture series she gave on epistemology between 1969 and 1971.
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