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        <description>Engaging the philosophy of Ayn Rand -- this is a weekly online conference call to systematically work through the philosophy via the books of prominent Rand scholars. Please visit: www.ObjectivismSeminar.com
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        <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
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        <itunes:summary>Engaging the philosophy of Ayn Rand -- this is a weekly online conference call to systematically work through the philosophy via the books of prominent Rand scholars. Please visit: www.ObjectivismSeminar.com
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.10 (The Culture of Hatred)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:07:35 -0500</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 10, &quot;The Culture of Hatred&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 10, &quot;The Culture of Hatred&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.9 (The Nazi Synthesis)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:34 -0500</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 9, &quot;The Nazi Synthesis&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 9, &quot;The Nazi Synthesis&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.8 (The Emotionalist Republic)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:06:13 -0500</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 8, &quot;The Emotionalist Repblic&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 8, &quot;The Emotionalist Repblic&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.7 (United They Fell)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:07:52 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 7, &quot;United They Fell&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 7, &quot;United They Fell&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.6 (Kant Versus America)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:05:11 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 6, &quot;Kant Versus America&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 6, &quot;Kant Versus America&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:17:14</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.5 (The Nation of the Enlightenment)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:01:58 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 5, &quot;The Nation of the Enlightenment&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 5, &quot;The Nation of the Enlightenment&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:16:41</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.4 (The Ethics of Evil)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:04:54 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 4, &quot;The Ethics of Evil&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>Ominous Parallels Ch.4 (The Ethics of Evil)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 4, &quot;The Ethics of Evil&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:19:54</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.3 (Hitler&apos;s War Against Reason)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:06:43 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 3, &quot;Hitler&apos;s War Against Reason&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 3, &quot;Hitler&apos;s War Against Reason&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:04:00</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.2 (The Totalitarian Universe)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:09:26 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 2, &quot;The Totalitarian Universe&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue our discussion of the book with Chapter 2, &quot;The Totalitarian Universe&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:15:01</itunes:duration>
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            <title>Ominous Parallels Ch.1 (The Cause of Nazism)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:08:24 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We open our discussion of the book with Chapter 1, &quot;The Cause of Nazism&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We open our discussion of the book with Chapter 1, &quot;The Cause of Nazism&quot;. (This is a segment of The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s book, _The Ominous Parallels_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:21:06</itunes:duration>
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            <title>OPAR Epilogue (the duel between plato and aristotle)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:06:57 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We discuss the epilogue of the book, &quot;The Duel Between Plato and Aristotle&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We discuss the epilogue of the book, &quot;The Duel Between Plato and Aristotle&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:12:10</itunes:duration>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 12, Part 4 (esthetic value as objective)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:09:53 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We conclude Chapter 12 (&quot;Art&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Esthetic Value as Objective&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We conclude Chapter 12 (&quot;Art&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Esthetic Value as Objective&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:12:02</itunes:duration>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 12, Part 3 (romantic lit. as illustruating phil. in art)</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:06:35 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 12 (&quot;Art&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Romantic Literature as Illustrating the Role of Philosophy in Art&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 12 (&quot;Art&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Romantic Literature as Illustrating the Role of Philosophy in Art&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:11:20</itunes:duration>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:04:18 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 12 (&quot;Art&quot;) by further discussing the section, &quot;Art as a Concretization of Metaphysics&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 12, Part 2 (more on art as a concretization of metaphysics)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 12 (&quot;Art&quot;) by further discussing the section, &quot;Art as a Concretization of Metaphysics&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:08:07</itunes:duration>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 12, Part 1 (art as a concretization of metaphysics)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-240292.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:15:57 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-240292.mp3</link>
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            <description>We begin Chapter 12 (&quot;Art&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Art as a Concretization of Metaphysics&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 12, Part 1 (art as a concretization of metaphysics)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We begin Chapter 12 (&quot;Art&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Art as a Concretization of Metaphysics&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:05:07</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 5 (opposition to capitalism and bad epistemology)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-237919.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:03:12 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-237919.mp3</link>
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            <description>We conclude Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by further discussing the section, &quot;Opposition to Capitalism as Dependent on Bad Epistemology&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 5 (opposition to capitalism and bad epistemology)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We conclude Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by further discussing the section, &quot;Opposition to Capitalism as Dependent on Bad Epistemology&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:06:55</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 4 (more on capitalism as the system of objectivity)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-235967.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:09:39 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-235967.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by further discussing the section, &quot;Capitalism as the System of Objectivity&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 4 (more on capitalism as the system of objectivity)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by further discussing the section, &quot;Capitalism as the System of Objectivity&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>58:53</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 3 (capitalism as the system of objectivity)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-233058.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:05:58 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-233058.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Capitalism as the System of Objectivity&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 3 (capitalism as the system of objectivity)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Capitalism as the System of Objectivity&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:01:34</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 2 (more: capitalism as the only moral social system)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-230633.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:05:46 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-230633.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by concluding the section, &quot;Capitalism as the Only Moral Social System&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 2 (more: capitalism as the only moral social system)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by concluding the section, &quot;Capitalism as the Only Moral Social System&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:09:29</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 1 (capitalism as the only moral social system)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-225508.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:09:41 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-225508.mp3</link>
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            <description>We begin Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Capitalism as the Only Moral Social System&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 11, Part 1 (capitalism as the only moral social system)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We begin Chapter 11 (&quot;Capitalism&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Capitalism as the Only Moral Social System&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:00:10</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 10, Part 3 (statism as the politics of unreason)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-222754.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 21:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-222754.mp3</link>
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            <description>We conclude Chapter 10 (&quot;Government&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Statism as the Politics of Unreason&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 10, Part 3 (statism as the politics of unreason)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We conclude Chapter 10 (&quot;Government&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Statism as the Politics of Unreason&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:30:49</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 10, Part 2 (government as an agency to protect rights)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-218052.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 21:36:40 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-218052.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-218052.mp3" length="41553187" type="audio/mpeg" />
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            <description>We continue Chapter 10 (&quot;Government&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Government as an Agent to Protect Rights&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 10, Part 2 (government as an agency to protect rights)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 10 (&quot;Government&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Government as an Agent to Protect Rights&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:38:56</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 10, Part 1 (individual rights as absolutes)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-215566.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:41:28 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-215566.mp3</link>
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            <description>We begin Chapter 10 (&quot;Government&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Individual Rights as Absolutes&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 10, Part 1 (individual rights as absolutes)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We begin Chapter 10 (&quot;Government&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Individual Rights as Absolutes&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:33:54</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 9, Part 3 (sex as metaphysical)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-213142.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:38:06 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-213142.mp3</link>
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            <description>We close Chapter 9 (&quot;Happiness&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Sex as Metaphysical&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 9, Part 3 (sex as metaphysical)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We close Chapter 9 (&quot;Happiness&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Sex as Metaphysical&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:24:52</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 9, Part 2 (happiness as the normal...)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-210785.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:39:26 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-210785.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-210785.mp3" length="34399450" type="audio/mpeg" />
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            <description>We continue Chapter 9 (&quot;Happiness&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Happiness as the Normal Condition of Man&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 9, Part 2 (happiness as the normal...)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 9 (&quot;Happiness&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Happiness as the Normal Condition of Man&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:21:55</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 9, Part 1 (virtue as practical)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-208274.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:34:10 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-208274.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-208274.mp3" length="41925850" type="audio/mpeg" />
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            <description>We begin Chapter 9 (&quot;Happiness&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Virtue as Practical&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 9, Part 1 (virtue as practical)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We begin Chapter 9 (&quot;Happiness&quot;) by discussing the section, &quot;Virtue as Practical&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:39:49</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 8 (initiation of force as evil)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-205784.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:34:37 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
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            <description>We conclude Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;The Initiation of Physical Force as Evil&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 8 (initiation of force as evil)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We conclude Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;The Initiation of Physical Force as Evil&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:37:58</itunes:duration>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 7 (pride)</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:33:53 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-203291.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Pride as Moral Ambitiousness&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 7 (pride)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Pride as Moral Ambitiousness&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:31:43</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 6 (productiveness)</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:40:39 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-200887.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Productiveness as the Adjustment of Nature to Man&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 6 (productiveness)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Productiveness as the Adjustment of Nature to Man&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:34:29</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 5 (justice 2)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-195964.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:36:35 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-195964.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 8 by further discussing the section, &quot;Justice as Rationality in the Evaluation of Men&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 5 (justice 2)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 8 by further discussing the section, &quot;Justice as Rationality in the Evaluation of Men&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:46:27</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 4 (justice 1)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-193365.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:32:32 -0500</pubDate>
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            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-193365.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Justice as Rationality in the Evaluation of Men&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 4 (justice 1)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Justice as Rationality in the Evaluation of Men&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:32:59</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 3 (honesty)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-190861.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:41:18 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-190861.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Honesty as the Rejection of Unreality&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 3 (honesty)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Honesty as the Rejection of Unreality&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:49:58</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 2 (integrity)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-188071.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:35:54 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-188071.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Integrity as Loyalty to Rational Principles&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 2 (integrity)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Integrity as Loyalty to Rational Principles&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:41:04</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 1 (independence)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-183060.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:43:20 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-183060.mp3</link>
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            <description>We begin Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Independence as a Primary Orientation to Reality, Not to Other Men&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 8, Part 1 (independence)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We begin Chapter 8 by discussing the section, &quot;Independence as a Primary Orientation to Reality, Not to Other Men&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:45:58</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 5 (values as objective)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-180634.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:37:40 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-180634.mp3</link>
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            <description>We wrap up Chapter 7 by discussing the section, &quot;Values as Objective&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 5 (values as objective)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We wrap up Chapter 7 by discussing the section, &quot;Values as Objective&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:44:55</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 4 (the individual as the proper beneficiary...)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-178197.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:53:18 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-178197.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 7 by discussing the section, &quot;The Individual as the Proper Beneficiary of His Own Moral Action&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 4 (the individual as the proper beneficiary...)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 7 by discussing the section, &quot;The Individual as the Proper Beneficiary of His Own Moral Action&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:27:24</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 3 (rationality as the primary virtue)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-176374.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:41:58 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-176374.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 7 by discussing the section, &quot;Rationality as the Primary Virtue&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 3 (rationality as the primary virtue)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 7 by discussing the section, &quot;Rationality as the Primary Virtue&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:53:28</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 2 (man&apos;s life as the standard of moral value)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-174867.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:42:27 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-174867.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 7 by discussing the section, &quot;Man&apos;s Life as the Standard of Moral Value&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 2 (man&apos;s life as the standard of moral value)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 7 by discussing the section, &quot;Man&apos;s Life as the Standard of Moral Value&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:54:12</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 1 (&apos;life&apos; as the essential root of &apos;value&apos;)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-172858.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:36:48 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-172858.mp3</link>
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            <description>After an infrastructure snafu that prevented the prior week&apos;s session, we will try again: We begin Chapter 7 by discussing the sections, &quot;&apos;Life&apos; as the Essential Root of &apos;Value&apos;&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 7, Part 1 (&apos;life&apos; as the essential root of &apos;value&apos;)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>After an infrastructure snafu that prevented the prior week&apos;s session, we will try again: We begin Chapter 7 by discussing the sections, &quot;&apos;Life&apos; as the Essential Root of &apos;Value&apos;&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:38:09</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 6, Part 2 (reason as an attribute of the individual)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-168844.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:37:37 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-168844.mp3</link>
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            <description>We conclude Chapter 6 by discussing the section, &quot;Reason as an Attribute of the Indivudal&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 6, Part 2 (reason as an attribute of the individual)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We conclude Chapter 6 by discussing the section, &quot;Reason as an Attribute of the Indivudal&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:29:51</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 6, Part 1 (living organisms as.., reason as man&apos;s..)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-167129.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:37:24 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-167129.mp3</link>
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            <description>We begin Chapter 6 by discussing the sections, &quot;Living Organisms as Goal-Directed and Conditional&quot; and &quot;Reason as Man&apos;s Basic Means of Survival&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 6, Part 1 (living organisms as.., reason as man&apos;s..)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We begin Chapter 6 by discussing the sections, &quot;Living Organisms as Goal-Directed and Conditional&quot; and &quot;Reason as Man&apos;s Basic Means of Survival&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:38:29</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 5, Part 3 (certainty, mysticism and skepticism)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-165217.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:35:02 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-165217.mp3</link>
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            <description>We conclude Chapter 5 by discussing the sections, &quot;Certainty as Contextual&quot; and &quot;Mysticism and Skepticism as Denials of Reason&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 5, Part 3 (certainty, mysticism and skepticism)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We conclude Chapter 5 by discussing the sections, &quot;Certainty as Contextual&quot; and &quot;Mysticism and Skepticism as Denials of Reason&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:41:52</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 5, Part 2 (the arbitrary)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-163227.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:38:54 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-163227.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 5 by discussing the section, &quot;The Arbitrary as Neither True Nor False&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 5, Part 2 (the arbitrary)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 5 by discussing the section, &quot;The Arbitrary as Neither True Nor False&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:35:34</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 5, Part 1 (emotions as..., reason as...)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-161107.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:38:38 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-161107.mp3</link>
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            <description>We begin Chapter 5 by discussing the sections, &quot;Emotions as a Product of Ideas&quot; and &quot;Reason as Man&apos;s Only Means of Knowledge&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 5, Part 1 (emotions as..., reason as...)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We begin Chapter 5 by discussing the sections, &quot;Emotions as a Product of Ideas&quot; and &quot;Reason as Man&apos;s Only Means of Knowledge&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:47:46</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 4, Part 4 (intrinsicism and subjectivism)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-159179.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:41:02 -0500</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-159179.mp3</link>
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            <description>We conclude Chapter 4 by discussing the section, &quot;Intrinsicism and Subjectivism as the Two Forms of Rejecting Objectivity.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 4, Part 4 (intrinsicism and subjectivism)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We conclude Chapter 4 by discussing the section, &quot;Intrinsicism and Subjectivism as the Two Forms of Rejecting Objectivity.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:27:55</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 4, Part 3 (knowledge as hierarchical)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-157366.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-157366.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 4 by discussing the section, &quot;Knowledge as Heirarachical.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 4, Part 3 (knowledge as hierarchical)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 4 by discussing the section, &quot;Knowledge as Heirarachical.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:35:15</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 4, Part 2 (knowledge as contextual)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-155549.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:41:43 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-155549.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 4 by discussing the section, &quot;Knowledge as Contextual.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 4, Part 2 (knowledge as contextual)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 4 by discussing the section, &quot;Knowledge as Contextual.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:27:44</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 4, Part 1 (concepts as objective, objectivity as...)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-153478.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:43:25 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-153478.mp3</link>
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            <description>We jump into Chapter 4 by discussing the sections, &quot;Concepts as Objective&quot; and &quot;Objectivity as Volitional Adherence to Reality by the Method of Logic.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 4, Part 1 (concepts as objective, objectivity as...)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We jump into Chapter 4 by discussing the sections, &quot;Concepts as Objective&quot; and &quot;Objectivity as Volitional Adherence to Reality by the Method of Logic.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:22:37</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 5 (definitions, unit-economy)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-151323.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:41:38 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-151323.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-151323.mp3" length="41906650" type="audio/mpeg" />
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            <description>We continue Chapter 3 by discussing the section, &quot;Definition as the Final Step in Concept-Formation&quot; and maybe &quot;Concepts as Devices to Achieve Unit-Economy.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 5 (definitions, unit-economy)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 3 by discussing the section, &quot;Definition as the Final Step in Concept-Formation&quot; and maybe &quot;Concepts as Devices to Achieve Unit-Economy.&quot; (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:39:46</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 4 (concepts of consciousness)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-149306.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:47:15 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-149306.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-149306.mp3" length="33259336" type="audio/mpeg" />
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            <description>We continue Chapter 3 by discussing the section, &quot;Concepts of Consciousness as Involving Measurement-Omission&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 4 (concepts of consciousness)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 3 by discussing the section, &quot;Concepts of Consciousness as Involving Measurement-Omission&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:19:11</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 3 (concept formation as a mathematical process)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-147422.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:42:10 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-147422.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-147422.mp3" length="37468342" type="audio/mpeg" />
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            <description>We continue Chapter 3 by FURTHER discussing the section, &quot;Concept Formation as a Mathematical Process&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 3 (concept formation as a mathematical process)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 3 by FURTHER discussing the section, &quot;Concept Formation as a Mathematical Process&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:29:12</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 2 (concept formation as a mathematical process)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-145563.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:40:47 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-145563.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-145563.mp3" length="38005942" type="audio/mpeg" />
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            <description>We continue Chapter 3 by discussing the section, &quot;Concept Formation as a Mathematical Process&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 2 (concept formation as a mathematical process)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 3 by discussing the section, &quot;Concept Formation as a Mathematical Process&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:30:30</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 1 (differentiation and integration)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-141706.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-141706.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-141706.mp3" length="40169690" type="audio/mpeg" />
            <comments>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-141706.mp3</comments>
            <description>We begin Chapter 3 by discussing the section, &quot;Differentiation and Integration as the Means to a Unit Perspective&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 3, Part 1 (differentiation and integration)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We begin Chapter 3 by discussing the section, &quot;Differentiation and Integration as the Means to a Unit Perspective&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:35:39</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 2 Part 5 (our actions as caused and free, volition as axiomat)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-140137.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:37:52 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-140137.mp3</link>
            <enclosure url="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-140137.mp3" length="45061484" type="audio/mpeg" />
            <comments>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-140137.mp3</comments>
            <description>We continue Chapter 2 by discussing the sections, &quot;Human Actions, Mental and Physical, as Both Caused and Free&quot; and &quot;Volition as Axiomatic&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 2 Part 5 (our actions as caused and free, volition as axiomat)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 2 by discussing the sections, &quot;Human Actions, Mental and Physical, as Both Caused and Free&quot; and &quot;Volition as Axiomatic&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:47:17</itunes:duration>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 2, Part 4 (primary choice as choice to focus or not)</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:38:16 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 2 by discussing the sections, &quot;Consciousness as Possessing Identity&quot; and &quot;The Perceptual Level as the Given&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 2, Part 4 (primary choice as choice to focus or not)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 2 by discussing the sections, &quot;Consciousness as Possessing Identity&quot; and &quot;The Perceptual Level as the Given&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:41:26</itunes:duration>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 2, Part 3 (consciousness has identity, perception as given)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-136937.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:35:48 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 2 by discussing the sections, &quot;Consciousness as Possessing Identity&quot; and &quot;The Perceptual Level as the Given&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 2, Part 3 (consciousness has identity, perception as given)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 2 by discussing the sections, &quot;Consciousness as Possessing Identity&quot; and &quot;The Perceptual Level as the Given&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:35:34</itunes:duration>
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            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 2, Part 2 (sensory qualities as real)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-135335.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:39:24 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-135335.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 2 by discussing the section, &quot;Sensory Qualities as Real&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 2, Part 2 (sensory qualities as real)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 2 by discussing the section, &quot;Sensory Qualities as Real&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:23:55</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 2, Part 1 (validity of the senses)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-121740.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:36:10 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-121740.mp3</link>
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            <description>We start Chapter 2 by discussing the section, &quot;The Senses As Necessarily Valid&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 2, Part 1 (validity of the senses)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We start Chapter 2 by discussing the section, &quot;The Senses As Necessarily Valid&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:34:17</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 5 (idealism and materialism)</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:40:04 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-112959.mp3</link>
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            <description>We finish Chapter 1 by discussing the section, &quot;Idealism And Materialism As The Rejection Of Basic Axioms&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 5 (idealism and materialism)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We finish Chapter 1 by discussing the section, &quot;Idealism And Materialism As The Rejection Of Basic Axioms&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>2:03:06</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 4 (metaphysical vs. man-made)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-117890.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:34:27 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-117890.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter1, discussing the section, , &quot;The Metaphysically Given As Absolute&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 4 (metaphysical vs. man-made)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter1, discussing the section, , &quot;The Metaphysically Given As Absolute&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:27:33</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 3 (primacy of existence)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-112957.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:36:33 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-112957.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 1: Reality. This time we discuss the section, &quot;Existence As Possessing Primacy Over Consciousness&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
            <category>Uncategorized</category>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 3 (primacy of existence)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 1: Reality. This time we discuss the section, &quot;Existence As Possessing Primacy Over Consciousness&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:32:12</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 2 (causality)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-112956.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 21:35:53 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-112956.mp3</link>
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            <description>We continue Chapter 1: Reality. This time we will work through the section, &quot;Causality as a Corollary of Identity&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 2 (causality)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We continue Chapter 1: Reality. This time we will work through the section, &quot;Causality as a Corollary of Identity&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:33:01</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 1 (intro, basic axioms)</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-112955.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 21:35:57 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-112955.mp3</link>
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            <description>Join us as we jump in on Chapter 1: Reality! Sections we discuss are: the introduction and &quot;Existence, Consciousness, And Identity As The Basic Axioms&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>OPAR Chapter 1, Part 1 (intro, basic axioms)</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>Join us as we jump in on Chapter 1: Reality! Sections we discuss are: the introduction and &quot;Existence, Consciousness, And Identity As The Basic Axioms&quot;. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Leonard Peikoff&apos;s, _Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:41:26</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>ARNE Chapter 10, Part 2</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-102139.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:32:58 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-102139.mp3</link>
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            <description>We wrap up ARNE Chapter 10, with Andrew addressing Kindness and Nolan talking us through Temperance. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Tara Smith&apos;s, _Ayn Rand&apos;s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>ARNE Chapter 10, Part 2</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We wrap up ARNE Chapter 10, with Andrew addressing Kindness and Nolan talking us through Temperance. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Tara Smith&apos;s, _Ayn Rand&apos;s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:46:41</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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            <title>ARNE Chapter 10, Part 1</title>
            <guid>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-100202.mp3</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <author>info@talkshoe.com</author>
            <link>http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-15215/TS-100202.mp3</link>
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            <description>We&apos;ll start Chapter 10, looking at implications for certain conventional virtues. Carl will talk about Kindness, and Greg will talk about Generosity. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Tara Smith&apos;s, _Ayn Rand&apos;s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</description>
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            <itunes:author>Greg Perkins</itunes:author>
            <itunes:subtitle>ARNE Chapter 10, Part 1</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>We&apos;ll start Chapter 10, looking at implications for certain conventional virtues. Carl will talk about Kindness, and Greg will talk about Generosity. (This is a segment in The Objectivism Seminar&apos;s exploration of Dr. Tara Smith&apos;s, _Ayn Rand&apos;s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist_. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information!)</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>1:39:54</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:keywords>Objectivism, Ayn, Rand, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Esthetics</itunes:keywords>
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