The Survival Value Of Great (Though Philosophically False) Art 2-Disc Set
The Survival Value Of Great (Though Philosophically False) Art AUDIO CD Peikoff
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Ayn Rand Institute
2005
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THE SURVIVAL VALUE OF GREAT (THOUGH PHILOSOPHICALLY FALSE) ART 2-DISC SET
Leonard Peikoff argues that great art can serve a vital, life-preserving function even when its explicit philosophy is false. Using Tolstoy and Dostoevsky as exemplars, one can see complementary ways this happens: Tolstoy (e.g., War and Peace, Anna Karenina) models a panoramic realism in which social forces, moral choices, and the consequences of actions are portrayed with clarity and causal linkage, training readers to see how individual choices connect to broader realities; Dostoevsky (e.g., Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov) plunges into psychological and moral conflict, using interior monologue, existential stakes, and moral dilemmas to teach readers how conscience, guilt, and rationalization operate in the mind. These writers, though often philosophically inconsistent or mystic, furnish vivid, repeatable instances of human cognition and feeling that readers can internalize as practical models of thought and choice.
More specifically, the elements Peikoff highlights—plot, characterization, theme and style—function as cognitive tools: plot demonstrates causal chains and the consequences of choices; characterization gives concrete models of motives, virtues, flaws and the dynamics of goal-directed action; theme supplies a conceptual lens that focuses attention on particular values or problems; and style trains perception by shaping attention to detail, tone, and emotional cadence. The “survival value” lies in cultivating judgment, foresight, moral imagination and empathic understanding—skills that help a person anticipate outcomes, recognize manipulative or self-destructive patterns, and choose effective actions in real life. Thus, even when a work’s explicit metaphysics is false, its concrete portrayals can strengthen the reader’s faculty of consciousness and practical reasoning.
Product details:
Format: Audio CD; 2-CD set
Runtime: 104 minutes (with Q&A)
Product code: LP50M
Publisher: Ayn Rand Institute / The Ayn Rand Bookstore
Copyright: © 2005 Second Renaissance, Inc.
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Leonard Peikoff argues that great art can serve a vital, life-preserving function even when its explicit philosophy is false. Using Tolstoy and Dostoevsky as exemplars, one can see complementary ways this happens: Tolstoy (e.g., War and Peace, Anna Karenina) models a panoramic realism in which social forces, moral choices, and the consequences of actions are portrayed with clarity and causal linkage, training readers to see how individual choices connect to broader realities; Dostoevsky (e.g., Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov) plunges into psychological and moral conflict, using interior monologue, existential stakes, and moral dilemmas to teach readers how conscience, guilt, and rationalization operate in the mind. These writers, though often philosophically inconsistent or mystic, furnish vivid, repeatable instances of human cognition and feeling that readers can internalize as practical models of thought and choice.
More specifically, the elements Peikoff highlights—plot, characterization, theme and style—function as cognitive tools: plot demonstrates causal chains and the consequences of choices; characterization gives concrete models of motives, virtues, flaws and the dynamics of goal-directed action; theme supplies a conceptual lens that focuses attention on particular values or problems; and style trains perception by shaping attention to detail, tone, and emotional cadence. The “survival value” lies in cultivating judgment, foresight, moral imagination and empathic understanding—skills that help a person anticipate outcomes, recognize manipulative or self-destructive patterns, and choose effective actions in real life. Thus, even when a work’s explicit metaphysics is false, its concrete portrayals can strengthen the reader’s faculty of consciousness and practical reasoning.
Product details:
Format: Audio CD; 2-CD set
Runtime: 104 minutes (with Q&A)
Product code: LP50M
Publisher: Ayn Rand Institute / The Ayn Rand Bookstore
Copyright: © 2005 Second Renaissance, Inc.
For CD Player
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