tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post7815789630848852346..comments2023-09-28T03:28:17.063-04:00Comments on 3 Ring Binder: Attack of the Killer TimaeusLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-6456062631254593102008-06-10T23:59:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:59:00.000-04:00I listened to the lecture last night. These first...I listened to the lecture last night. These first two chapters seemed easy to read the first time around, but what I discovered later was that I had missed <I>something</I> that lead to a lot of confusion by chapter 3 (that didn't take long, did it?). I can see it now when Greg Perkins asks some question--I get a little panicky when I realize I can't answer it right off the bat. I really appreciate looking at the material with the different questions and approaches.tmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797561656420404838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-14769476006829019502008-06-10T11:57:00.000-04:002008-06-10T11:57:00.000-04:00I read "Fact and Value" when I was trying to figur...I read "Fact and Value" when I was trying to figure out what prompted the great divide among Objectivists, but as a relatively new student of Objectivism (old admirer), I do not yet fully appreciate all it contains. <BR/><BR/>So, what I understand regarding the evaluation of facts from that essay is while metaphysically-given facts can't be evaluated, the <I>implications</I> of these facts for man's life must be constantly evaluated with each new discovery of its effects. Dr. Peikoff's links between cognition and evaluation here are clear.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the working link!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-26950565639230207092008-06-10T09:40:00.000-04:002008-06-10T09:40:00.000-04:00Leonard Peikoff discusses evaluation of all facts,...Leonard Peikoff discusses evaluation of all facts, man-made and metaphysically-given, in his essay "Fact and Value," available on the Ayn Rand Institute website. It is written for advanced students of Objectivism. The address is:<BR/>http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_fv<BR/><BR/>Try this <A HREF="http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_fv/" REL="nofollow">link</A>, if I have written the script correctly.<BR/><BR/>My understanding is that all facts are subject to evaliuation. Is gravity good or bad for me? Either, but the circumstances (and therefore context) drive the evaluation: Good, if I am using a balance to judge how much silver I have. Bad if I am in a single-engine plane that has lost its motor and is plunging toward the earth.Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.com