Master Class on
āThe Objectivist Ethicsā Part I
This first course (TOE 1) is an in-depth analysis of the speech's first half, devoting 14 classes to just 60 paragraphs. (TOE 2 is 12 classes on the remaining 46 paragraphs).
In these paragraphs Ayn Rand provides a new conception of what morality is and lays out a rational, logical proof of Man's Life as the standard of moral value. Her approach cuts the ground out from under Hume, who erected the infamous "is"-"ought" dichotomy, and Kant who held that there are "oughts"--only they have to be "intuited" by feeling, not identified by logic.
Dr. Binswanger calls upon a lifetime of study and teaching to spotlight and examine the crucial steps of, and inductive methodology used by, this world-shaking speech/essay.
Master Class on
āThe Objectivist Ethicsā Part II
This second course (TOE 2) is an in-depth analysis of the speech's second half, devoting 12 classes to the last 46 paragraphs of the speech. (TOE 1 is 14 classes on the first 60 paragraphs).
In these 46 paragraphs, Ayn Rand covers the Objectivist morality's content: the full meaning of rational selfishness, the seven virtues, the moral basis of laissez-faire capitalism.
12 classes, each 30 minutes, plus Q&A.
Both Master Classes on
āThe Objectivist Ethicsā
A package: Part I and Part II together, covering all 106 paragraphs of Ayn Rand's world-shaking 1961 speech. Dr. Binswanger reveals the full philosophical basis and inductive methodology behind her simple, common-sensical statements.
Course 1 (audio/video recordings): Paragraphs 1 through 60. Ayn Rand's revolutionary solution to Hume's "Is"-"Ought" problem. The proof that man's survival qua man is the standard of morality. The inductive nature of Rand's method; why and how her proof depends upon her theory of concepts. 14 classes, each 30 minutes, plus Q&A.
Course 2: Paragraphs 61 through 106. The Objectivist morality's content: the full meaning of rational selfishness, the seven virtues, the moral basis of laissez-faire capitalism. 12 classes, each 30 minutes, plus Q&A.
Price for the two courses as one package: $1150 (a $175 savings over the two courses separately)