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General Education and Civic Engagement: An Empirical Analysis of Pedagogical Possibilities
Authors: Spiezio Kim E. , Baker Kerrie Q. , Boland Kathleen 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACT
Faculty and administrators should explore a general education curriculum as the platform for a commitment to civic engagement. The results of this assessment study support the claim that faculty produce changes in student attitudes toward engaged citizenship when they employ strategies and techniques dedicated to the promotion of student engagement.
The Rationale and Challenge for the Integration of Science Studies in the Revision of General Education Curricula
Authors: Hammer Christy , Dusek Val 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACT
A broadened view of scientific literacy for general education revision is detailed, including the history, philosophy, and sociology of science and science and technology studies. We provide a case study from an interdisciplinary college, argue for the integration of science studies into general education curricula, and discuss barriers to success.
Assessing and Improving the Quality of Group Critical Thinking Exhibited in the Final Projects of Collaborative Learning Groups
Authors: Schamber Jon F. , Mahoney Sandra L. 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACTThis study examined the group critical thinking skills of students in a first-year general education course. A compound rubric was designed to assess critical thinking in group papers on social policies. Results indicate that revision in writing and the use of a rubric are associated with improved group thinking skills.
Reinventing the Core: Community, Dialogue, and Change
Authors: Pittendrigh Adele 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACT
This article examines a six-year process of reforming the core curriculum at a midsize public research university, showing how a seminar for first-year students, a lengthy campus-wide dialogue, and a multidisciplinary community of faculty produced a new core curriculum focused on inquiry, communication, and undergraduate research.
Reflection, Revision, and Assessment in First-Year Composition ePortfolios
Authors: Desmet Christy , Miller Deborah Church , Griffin June , Balthazor Ron , Cummings Robert E. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractDoes revision of graded essays for an electronic protfolio improve First-Year Composition students' scores from anonymous raters? In a sample of 450 paired essays, 46 percent improved by one or more points on a six-point scale, 28 percent remained the same, and 26 percent declined by one or more points.
Learning, Reflection, and Electronic Portfolios: Stepping Toward an Assessment Practice
Authors: Rickards William H. , Diez Mary E. , Ehley Linda , Guilbault Lauralee F. , Loacker Georgine , Hart Judith Reisetter , Smith Paul C. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Electronic portfolios have developed as a medium for learning that makes use of the learners' own reflections on connections among portfolio artifacts. This study used a portfolio-based, mid-program reflection of undergraduate students to elaborate a framework for reflective learning and raise questions about related assessment practices.
The Development of Political Awareness and Social Justice Citizenship Through Community-Based Learning in a First-Year General Education Seminar
Authors: Schamber Jon F. , Mahoney Sandra L. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This study assessed a community-based learning program in a firstyear general education seminar devoted to civic engagement and critical analysis of social issues. It investigated student attitudes and themes in students' policy papers. The results indicate that community-based learning strengthens political awareness and social justice attitudes and fosters political knowledge.
Epistemologies of the Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences: Liberal Arts Students' Perceptions
Authors: Marra Rose M. , Palmer Betsy 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
In this study we investigated students' domain-specific and domain-general epistemological perspectives within the social sciences/humanities and the sciences. Data validated a grounded theory of how epistemological beliefs develop at different paces in these domains. Results are discussed in terms of how to use these differences to inform teaching and learning.
Flow Writing in the Liberal Arts Core and Across the Disciplines: A Vehicle for Confronting and Transforming Academic Disengagement
Authors: Gute Deanne , Gute Gary 
Published: May 2022

AbstractThis study examined the subjective experience of academic disengagement. Flow theory, which describes an intense form of engagement, structured writing-to-learn activities undergraduates applied in major and liberal arts courses. Results suggest that writing to learn can transform academic anxiety and boredom by facilitating concentration, providing feedback, and enhancing enjoyment.
It's Alive! The Life Span of an Interdisciplinary Course in the Humanities
Authors: Drake Tom , O'Rourke Michael , Panttaja Dean , Peterson Ivan 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
After describing our interdisciplinary humanities course and its history, we identify challenges these courses face and strategies for keeping them vigorous. We argue that course longevity depends on effective translation of vision and content into explicit goals bridging the gaps between faculty members and between faculty and students.
A Comparison of an Introductory Course to SAT/ACT Scores in Predicting Student Performance
Authors: Marsh Crystale M. , Vandehey Michael A. , Diekhoff George M. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
We assessed students in General Psychology classes and examined their SAT/ACT scores, GPAS, and attempted and earned hours. Exams in General Psychology were superior to the SAT/ACT in predicting GPA, supporting the use of an introductory course as a "gateway" for identifying at-risk students and engaging them in academic services.
Proctors Matter: Strategies for Increasing Examinee Effort on General Education Program Assessments
Authors: Lau Abigail R. , Swerdzewski Peter J. , Jones Andrew T. , Anderson Robin D. , Markle Ross E. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
General education program assessment involves low-stakes testing, but students may not be motivated to perform optimally if they know the test results will not represent them personally. We propose a protocol for administering general education tests under low-stakes conditions and describe simple proctor strategies that engender effort and inhibit inattention.
God and Objectivism: A Critique of Objectivist Philosophy of Religion
Authors: Parrish Stephen E. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Objectivism is committed to atheism. However, Objectivists have done little work in Philosophy of Religion. This article argues that much of the work that they have done is fallacious. In particular, the critique of God that Peikoff gives in Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand is deeply flawed. If they want to justify their atheism, Objectivists need to rework and revise their arguments; in the final analysis, however, it is doubtful that their efforts will succeed.
Merely Metaphorical? Ayn Rand, Isabel Paterson, and the Language of Theory
Authors: Cox Stephen 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Admirers of Isabel Paterson's political and historical theory have often been critical of her use of imagery drawn from various branches of engineering. An examination of Ayn Rand's comments on this issue introduces important questions about the use of imagistic language in theory and description, the role of imagery in Paterson's theories, and the difficulties that Rand encountered in assessing those theories.
Reply to Tibor R. Machan, "Rand and Choice" (Spring 2006), Eric Mack, "More Problematic Arguments in Randian Ethics" (Spring 2006), and Douglas B. Rasmussen, "Regarding Choice and the Foundation of Morality: Reflections on Rand's Ethics" (Spring 2006): Objectivity and the Proof of Egoism
Authors: Hartford Robert 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Tibor R. Machan, Eric Mack, and Douglas B. Rasmussen present three differing analyses of Rand's view that the "choice to live" serves as the foundation of her ethical system. Hartford criticizes Machan's view that the choice is a "fundamental commitment." Hartford concludes that Rasmussen's assertion—that individual self-perfection is the natural end of human choice—cannot validate the choice to live. Hartford claims that Mack's analysis of the "function of valuing" as a bridge of the factual-normative gap can be strengthened. Hartford argues that carefully defining the meaning of "the choice to live" allows proof of its validity.
Rejoinder to Robert Hartford, "Objectivity and the Proof of Egoism" (Spring 2007): A Brief Comment on Hartford
Authors: Machan Tibor R. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
In response to Robert Hartford's criticisms of his Spring 2006 Journal of Ayn Rand Studies essay, "Rand and Choice," Machan reiterates the main point: Prior to the choice to live/think, a human being cannot be aware of any principle of ethics. So the choice to live/think cannot rest on such a principle. Only once that choice has been made—however incrementally, gradually, by fits and starts—can one be rationally expected to live a principled life.
Rejoinder to Robert Hartford, "Objectivity and the Proof of Egoism" (Spring 2007): Rand's Metaethics
Authors: Rasmussen Douglas B. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
In response to Robert Hartford's criticisms of his Spring 2006 Journal of Ayn Rand Studies essay, "Regarding Choice and the Foundations of Morality," Rasmussen argues against "the official" interpretation of Rand's ethics as resting on a basic "choice to live." Drawing from his work with Douglas Den Uyl, Rasmussen argues that Rand's metaethics is best understood in "biocentric," neo-Aristotelian terms: that human choice does not set the context in which it operates and that "man's life qua man" is the natural end of human life.
Rejoinder to John Altick, "Putting Humans First? YES!" (Spring 2007): Animals and Rights
Authors: Graham David , Nobis Nathan 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
In his reply to the Nobis-Graham review of Tibor Machan's book, Putting Humans First, John Altick defends Machan's and Rand's theories of moral rights, specifically as they relate to the rights of non-human animals and non-rational human beings. Nobis and Graham argue that Altick's defense fails and that it would be wrong to eat, wear, and experiment on non-rational—yet conscious and sentient—human beings. Since morally relevant differences between these kinds of humans and animals have not been identified to justify a difference in treatment or consideration, it is wrong to harm animals for these purposes also.
To Think or Not: A Structural Resolution to the Mind-Body and Free Will-Determinism Problem
Authors: Goodell Neil K. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
The mind-body and free will-determinism problem is presented as an instance of the more general top-down versus bottom-up process model. The construct of a metaphysical hierarchy consisting of 3 levels (matter, life and mind) is introduced, with each level governed by emergent, non-overlapping fundamental causal forces. Rand's theories of epistemology, language, and volition are shown to be inherently circular and impossible to be true. The concepts of metaphysical identity and epistemological identity are introduced. Metaphysics and epistemology are recharacterized in exclusively bottom-up terms informed by recent advances in the natural sciences, along with theories for perception, similarity, language, and volition.
Ayn Rand and "The Objective": A Closer Look at the Intrinsic-Objective-Subjective Trichotomy
Authors: Bissell Roger E. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This essay offers a new interpretation and clarification of Rand's intrinsic-objective-subjective trichotomy, arguing that although her writings show the objective as having both epistemological and metaphysical aspects, the latter has been drastically downplayed, much to the detriment of the further development of Objectivism. The article traces the historical roots of the concept of the "objective," as well as the confusion and errors that led to the scope of Rand's trichotomy being radically curtailed by its two chief proponents, and it explains how the common view of the objective as "mind-independent" is a pitfall to be avoided.
Self-as-Organism and Sense of Self: Toward a Differential Conception
Authors: Schwartz Andrew 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This article proposes that Rand's identification of self with mind is at odds with an approach to self that would optimally recognize and honor the integrated nature of mind and body. The article seeks to demonstrate the logic and value of identifying the self with the whole organism, and proposes that differentiating the self from the sense of self is crucial to developing objectivity of self-understanding and a skillful lifestyle.
Society: Toward an Objective View
Authors: Brown Susan Love 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This article seeks to clarify the nature of human society by reclaiming sociality as an attribute of human nature. Sociality—the need for human beings to connect physically and psychologically with other human beings—contributes to the development of the rational faculty, affecting the processes of identity formation, socialization, and enculturation. Following F.G. Bailey's model of political structures as a foundation, the article posits that social structures and their institutions derive from nine domains of human action: the social, economic, political, legal, educational, medical, spiritual, artistic, and sportive.
Self-Directedness and the Human Good
Authors: Vedder Peter E. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This review of Norms of Liberty by Douglas Rasmussen and Douglas Den Uyl seeks to outline the authors' attempts to provide a foundation for liberalism. Their solution emerges from a synthesis of the liberty implied in acts of deliberative choice and norms rooted in knowledge of human nature. This synthesis, however, proves to be unstable. Deliberative choice must be conditioned and determined by knowledge of human nature, but free choice must be unconditioned and autonomous. The attempt to square this circle through the notion of individualistic perfectionism conceals rather than solves the difficulty.
Ayn Rand, Novelist
Authors: Saint-Andre Peter 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This review provides a precis of The Literary Art of Ayn Rand, edited by William Thomas, a recent volume of essays that delve into the often-neglected literary aspects of Rand's major novels. After summarizing work on Rand's style, characterization, plots, and themes, the reviewer also raises issues that remain to be explored regarding Rand's imaginative writing.
Rejoinder to Michael Huemer, "On Behalf of Ethical Intuitionism" (Fall 2007): Neglecting Rand's Metaethics
Authors: Seddon Fred 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Fred Seddon answers Michael Huemer's reply, focusing on two central issues in ethics: foundationalism and relativism. On the latter, he argues that Huemer neglects Rand's metaethics and her relational notion of the good.
Completing the American Revolution: The Significance of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged at its Fiftieth Anniversary
Authors: Mayer David N. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
In 1961, Ayn Rand called for "a moral revolution to sanction and complete the political achievement of the American Revolution." Through her novel Atlas Shrugged and the philosophy it presents, Rand shows what must be done to complete the unfinished American Revolution. This essay, written to commemorate the book's fiftieth anniversary, discusses the historical background necessary to understand how Atlas Shrugged accomplishes this purpose.It explains how and why the Revolution was incomplete—focusing on the law's failure to fully protect the rights of businessmen—and suggests how to achieve the "moral revolution" needed to complete the Founders' work.
Rand and MacIntyre on Moral Agency
Authors: Beadle Ron 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This paper contrasts the work of Ayn Rand and Alasdair Maclntyre on moral agency. Both argue that moral agency requires the application of a consistent moral code across relationships with others and that such consistency is rarely evident in the modern social order. However, while Maclntyre holds this failure to be a defining feature of the modern social order, Rand holds this to be a failure of individuals and a marker of a wider cultural confusion. While Rand sees selfishness and capitalism as the means to overcome individual and institutional "mixed premises," Maclntyre condemns both.
Missing the Mark: Salsman's Review of the Great Depression
Authors: Sechrest Larry J. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Objectivist Richard Salsman has recently offered a provocative commentary on business cycles in general and on the Great Depression in particular. The present paper closely examines Salsman's essay, with special attention given to his condemnation of Austrian business cycle theory. It demonstrates that Salsman's account of the Great Depression is confused and inadequate, because it is riddled with both factual errors and misunderstandings. Moreover, his attack on Austrian economists is indefensible. Indeed, he is not even reliably able to recognize their theory when it is laid before him.
Reply to Juliusz Jablecki, "Defending Advertising" (Spring 2008): The Connection between Advertising and Objectivist Epistemology
Authors: Kirkpatrick Jerry 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Kirkpatrick responds to "minor shortcomings" discussed in Juliusz Jablecki's review of In Defense of Advertising ("Defending Advertising"). The main issue is the need to delve deeply into the Objectivist ethics and epistemology in order to defend the very applied and concrete discipline of advertising. Kirkpatrick expands on this need and then briefly addresses additional minor complaints mentioned in the generally positive review.
Rejoinder to Jerry Kirkpatrick, "The Connection between Advertising and Objectivist Epistemology" (Spring 2008): Advertising, Capitalism, and Christianity
Authors: Jablecki Juliusz 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Jerry Kirkpatrick's reply ("The Connection between Advertising and Objectivist Bpistemology") to Juliusz Jablecki's review of his book, In Defense of Advertising, does address most of the criticisms raised therein. Nevertheless, Kirkpatrick's account of the views of Ludwig von Mises, and his own opinion of the relationship between Christianity and capitalism, remain one-sided and incomplete.
Reply to Stephen E. Parrish, "God and Objectivism: A Critique of Objectivist Philosophy of Religion" (Spring 2007) and Patrick Toner, "Objectivist Atheology" (Spring 2007): Not Even False: A Commentary on Parrish and Toner
Authors: Reed Adam 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
In Ayn Rand's philosophical perspective, and in the working epistemology of science, claims, about which there is no knowledge originating in the evidence of the senses, are considered— in the words of physicist Wolfgang Pauli—" not even false." Theistic arguments presented in Tie Journal of Ayn Rand Studies by Parrish and Toner are in this category. Various claims to which Parrish and Toner refer are shown to come from misuse of intution, middle-school fallacies about probability, and attempts to deduce the existence of a god from temporary (and for the most part already closed) gaps in scientific knowledge.
Economic Decision-Making and Ethical Choice
Authors: Touchstone Kathleen 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Some economists, notably Gary Becker, claim that economic analysis is applicable to any decision, ethical or otherwise. Ethical principles within Objectivist Ethics are based on long-range success— life being the measure of success. This paper examines these different approaches to decision-making. Decision theory and Rand's Benevolent Universe Premise form the basis for the analysis.
Re-Reading Atlas Shrugged
Authors: Huebert J. H. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged: A Philosophical and Uterary Companion, a new book edited by Edward W. Younkins, provides a reminder of how much Rand's great novel has to say on a broad range of subjects—and of what a joy the book has been for so many to read. This review summarizes and comments on the book's essays.
Rejoinder to Roderick T. Long, "Interpreting Plato's Dialogues: Aristotle versus Seddon" (Fall 2008): Long on Interpretation
Authors: Seddon Fred 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
In this essay, Seddon provides a brief rejoinder to Long's reply to his review of the monograph Reason and Value: Aristotle versus Rand. Despite his criticisms, Seddon maintains that reading Long's monograph will pay rewards for all those interested in the history of philosophy as it impacts Ayn Rand's thought.
Rejoinder to Douglas J. Den Uyl and Douglas B. Rasmussen, "Defending Norms of Liberty" (Fall 2008): Difficulties in Norms of Liberty
Authors: Vedder Peter E. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This rejoinder is a reply to the authors' criticisms of Vedder's original review of Norms of Liberty that seeks to clarify why the difficulties present in their attempt to establish the modern right to liberty on the foundation of Greek nobility and Aristotelian eudaemonism are insuperable.
Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand
Authors: Hicks Stephen R. C. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand are often identified as strong critics of altruism and arch advocates of egoism. In this essay, Stephen Hicks argues that Nietzsche and Rand have much in common in their critiques of altruism but almost nothing in common in their views on egoism.
Reply to Stephen R. C. Hicks, "Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand" (Spring 2009): Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand: A Somewhat Different Approach
Authors: Hunt Lester 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
If we examine Rand's relation to Nietzsche in terms of the number of issues on which the late Rand agreed with him, the connection between them looks extremely weak. On the other hand, if we look at the relation in terms of Rand's philosophical development, the connection is much more profound. Nietzsche is where Rand began as a thinker, and though she traveled far from this source, her thinking always bore important traces of her beginnings.
Nietzsche, Rand, and the Ethics of the Great Task
Authors: Saint-Andre Peter 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This essay traces a trajectory of ethical thought from Epicurus through Friedrich Nietzsche to Ayn Rand. Nietzsche originally celebrated Epicureanism as a form of refined heroism but subsequently repudiated Epicurus for being overly concerned with mere happiness. Out of Nietzsche's turn away from Epicurus came a focus on the nobility of creative work, which provided a springboard for Rand's ethics of productivity and achievement.
Will the Real Apollo Please Stand Up? Rand, Nietzsche, and the Reason-Emotion Dichotomy
Authors: Bissell Roger E. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
The author probes the "Tower of Babel" effect surrounding Western civilization's long-standing fascination with the Greek god Apollo. He clarifies the reason-emotion dichotomy and shows the Classical-Romantic opposition of Apollo and Dionysus, as adopted by Ayn Rand and (supposedly) Friedrich Nietzsche, to be an inaccurate way to characterize either Apollo (god of reason) or Dionysus (god of emotion). Temperament theorist David Keirsey's linkage of Apollo with emotion is found similarly wanting, and an argument based on insights of personality type theorist Janet Germane is offered that Apollo instead is most fundamentally the god of intuition.