by Craig Biddle

Thinking in principles is a process of identifying and applying relevant fundamentals. This course examines crucial components of the method, including: naming one's primaries, excluding the middle, classifying by essentials, respecting hierarchy, keeping context and dismissing the arbitrary. Using a wide variety of examples, Mr. Biddle shows how these elements unify into the whole that is the hallmark of objectivity: the method of thinking in principles. (The course presupposes an intermediate-level understanding of Objectivist epistemology and ethics.)

(Audio CD; 8-CD set; 5 hours, 59 minutes, with Q & A)