Barriers to Cognition (MP3 download) Philosophy

Barriers to Cognition (MP3 download) PhilosophyBy Peter Schwartz Errors of knowledge do not pose barriers to a proper cognitive process. If one is pursuing the truth, mistakes are in principle discoverable, and correctable. Only irrationalitythe refusal to knowmakes cognition impossible. Yet certain types of premises we hold appear resistant to change, even though we have rationally identified them as false. They (with their attendant emotions) seem to persist, obstructing cognitionand inducing

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It identifies the errors in several popular interpretations of these terms

a deeper attunement to one’s own sense of life can help us to combat the over-intellectualism and rationalism that sometimes mar our application of Objectivist ideas and to realize the “heaven” that we all

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providing the knowledge every individual needs to resolve inner conflicts and achieve a harmonious “division of labor” between his reason and his emotions