Allan Gotthelf (1942–2013) was Anthem Foundation Distinguished Fellow for Research and Teaching in Philosophy at Rutgers University. He is the author of On Ayn Rand and Teleology, First Principles, and Scientific Method in Aristotle’s Biology, and coedi James G. Lennox is professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of Aristotle: On the Parts of Animals I–IV and Aristotle’s Philosophy of Biology: Studies in the Origins of Life Science.<
"A landmark set of essays, with comments and responses, exploring
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--Harry Binswanger, Editor, second edition of Ayn Rand's
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
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--Tara A. Smith, University of Texas-Austin
"This second volume of Ayn Rand Society Philosophical Studies
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--Darryl Wright, Harvey Mudd College
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