Contextual Knowledge (MP3 download) History

Contextual Knowledge (MP3 download) HistoryBy Peter Schwartz Can one hold a true idea for false reasons? Mr. Schwartz discusses the ramifications of the principle that knowledge is contextual. He intensively examines the manner in which one's context conditions any piece of knowledge, or: how the why determines the what. He asks whether a devout Christian is actually opposed to murder, and whether Immanuel Kant could have "honestly" believed in his philosophy. This is an instructive talk on a

In sharp contrast

“[M]illions and millions and millions of dollars are being donated to universities by big business enterprises every year

It identifies the significant legal and political reforms instituted by William I and his heirs that set England apart from other medieval nations

The Analytic/Synthetic Dichotomy

Lecture one focuses on the ideological Lutheran schism in Germany and its offshoots led by Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin

Thinking in Essentials

The book lays out the necessary steps for achieving victory and for securing America's long-range interests in the volatile Middle East

The following list contains topic highlights from the twelve sessions:

the documentary offers millions of fans the opportunity to relive the drama of Ayn Rand's life and fiction: from her early childhood and escape from Soviet Russia to her struggle and triumph as an American writer whose book sales exceed 500

the nature of joy

Rejecting both materialism and idealism

The material includes her views on: the mind-body dichotomy