"Review of “Aristotle” by John Herman Randall, Jr." by Ayn Rand
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2018
- Ayn Rand at Columbia University -- part 1: Review of “Aristotle” by John Herman Randall, Jr.
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In this 1963 appearance on Columbia University’s campus radio station, Ayn Rand reviews Aristotle, a book by Columbia philosophy professor John Herman Randall, Jr. Praising its “concise, lucid presentation of Aristotle’s system,” Rand declares the book a “rare value,” despite its flaws. Throughout her review, Rand offers her own comments on various aspects of Aristotle’s philosophy, including his metaphysics, epistemology, and theory of biology.
Aristotle, Rand observes, is the “philosophical Atlas who carries the whole of Western civilization on his shoulders…Whenever his influence dominated the scene, it paved the way for one of history’s brilliant eras; whenever it fell, so did mankind.” However, she points out, in modern culture Aristotle’s seminal contributions are frequently misrepresented and dismissed.
In this appearance you will also hear Rand discuss:
• What she considered to be the “root of Aristotle’s greatness”
• Whether Aristotle would be an advocate of the modern welfare state
• The “philosophical ancestors” of totalitarianism
An edited version of this review was published in the May, 1963, issue of The Objectivist Newsletter, a periodical edited and published by Rand.
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Standing ovation, here!
A remarkable review, and a great additional speech by Ayn Rand
I wish I could find this book for digital reading.
God bless Ayn Rand - Love her.
Rational man bless Ayn Rand
@@johnrhendrickson8927 Yes!
@@johnrhendrickson8927 Mythical being wishes.
I bless Ayn Rand's life achievements!!
“Ayn Rand reacts”
The british thinker George Boole studied Aristotle's logic.
Context is a form of relativism. Be careful.
what 😂
Reality is not two there can be no primacy. "Awareness is known by awareness alone," is the sole irreducible axiom of reality...
Nope classic concept stealing, “known by awareness alone” knowing implies a grasp of facts through a process of cognition, Cousciousness is the faculty of awareness , awareness of something... that something being all that which is. Awareness is grasped implicitly on the perceptual level and as as a faculty of an entity , not an entity itself that which is must preceed a faculty to perceive it
There is no awareness in non existence or awareness before existence. That is a contradiction in terms and logical incoherent. Existence exists. All that which is , is. There is no , nothing.
I dont know why Ayn Rand wastes her time wth Americans?
I feel like ayn rand gives too much credit to Aristotle.
What do you THINK?
@@davidste60 In terms of applying A is A . Ayn rand was more consistent then Aristotle.
You probably have never read Aristotle.
Aristotle’s genius and importance cannot be overstated. He was the foundation of nearly every science for almost 2,000 years. We would be far, far more primitive had he never been born.
I agree, but Aristotle believed in God. Rand did not, she is driving us away from Aristotle's reason.
Very true! It seems that she also leaves out the Prime Mover example.
The most important in Aristotle(for which he was an inspiration for Rand) is that he discovered that every single man can live by his own reason. It was total opposition to his teacher - Plato who believed that most people are too stupid, and only "philosopher-king" can see revelation about how to live properly. How you can see, these 2 philosophers are the archetypes for 1) individualism (Aristotle) 2) Collectivism (Plato)
The "prime move" idea is from Book Lambda of the Metaphysics, a leftover from his early Platonist days. Read Werner Jaeger's book for more on this point.
Also the prime mover has next to nothing to do with the "Jehovah" personality, despite Dr. Aquinas's valiant efforts to combine the two.
Aristotle would have been the first to reject his physics if he saw the evidence against it.
John Herman Randall was an irrational writer.