Metaphysics and the Foundations of Knowledge – Ayn Rand Institute

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Unit 1: The Subject of Metaphysics 6 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: “Philosophy: Who Needs It”

Reading: “Philosophy and Sense of Life”

Reading: “The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made”

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 1, Section 1

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Unit 2: The Primacy of Existence 6 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: “The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made”

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 1, Section 1

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 1, Section 2

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 1, Section 3

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Unit 3: Idealism and Materialism 5 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: “The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made”

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 1, Section 4

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 1, Section 5

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Unit 4: The Subject of Epistemology 10 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Introductory Section

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 3, Introductory Section

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 1

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 2

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 3

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 4

Reading: ITOE, Foreword to the First Edition

Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon, “Perception”

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Unit 5: Arguments Against the Validity of the Senses 6 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 1

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 2

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 3

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 4

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Unit 6: Free Will 8 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon, “Free Will”

Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon, “Focus”

Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon, “Evasion”

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 5

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 6

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 2, Section 7

Answer a question