dadmonson Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 (edited) "[P]hilosophical training gives man the proper *intellectual* posture---a proud, disciplined control of his mind." -- Ayn Rand I'd like to do some philosophical training but I don't quite know all it entails. Is philosophical training just reading philosophical books with an active mind or is there more to it? Also what would you recommend someone to do if one wants to do some philosophical training? What is a good regimen or guide to follow? Edited April 20, 2012 by dadmonson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 The Ayn Rand Institute offers a basic reading list (maybe even a more extensive one... if it doesn't exist I'm sure they would mail one upon request), and also has a whole "Objectivist Academic Center" with knowledgeable teachers. The level of detail/expertise you are looking for determines how many sources you will read. Even your interest area of philosophy changes your plan. You could spend the next fifteen years reading all of Rand's works, listen to all the lectures from her life and after her life, by her, Peikoff and others, take the ARI course, then read old philosophy, history, and political texts, etc. etc. But, that is probably beyond the scope of what you're after. Before any such personal "course" is compiled, it is necessary to define your goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grames Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 It is learning how to think, as opposed to what to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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