Harry Binswanger (born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1944) is a philosopher and writer. He received his Bachelor of Arts in "humanities and engineering" from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University, where he studied with the American positivist, Ernest Nagel. His doctoral dissertation concerned the philosophy of biology. He taught philosophy at CUNY's Hunter College from 1972 to 1979. Nickname: River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Area    - City 62. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... Engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to develop economical solutions to technical problems, creating products, facilities, and structures that are useful to people. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a private research university located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Its mission and culture are guided by an emphasis on teaching and research grounded in practical applications of science and technology. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... ... Philosophy of biology (also called, rarely, biophilosophy) is a subfield of philosophy of science, which deals with epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical issues in the biological and biomedical sciences. ... The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym pronounced kyoo-nee), is the public university system of New York City. ... Hunter College of The City University of New York See also: Hunter College High School Hunter College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as simply Hunter College) is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), located on Manhattans Upper East Side. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Binswanger was a friend of Ayn Rand, and his subsequent philosophical work has been done in the Objectivist tradition. He edited the second edition of Rand's book, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, and frequently contributes to Objectivist publications. He also compiled The Ayn Rand Lexicon, a topical reference work on Rand's views. His own book, The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts, was published in 1990. Since then, he has given several lecture courses developing Objectivist theories in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science. These include "Free Will", "Abstractions from Abstractions", "The Metaphysics of Consciousness", and "Consciousness as Identification." It has been suggested that The Ayn Rand Collective be merged into this article or section. ... Objectivism is the philosophical system developed by Russian-American philosopher and writer Ayn Rand. ... Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, published in 1967, was Ayn Rands attempt to summarize the Objectivist theory of concepts, and to submit her solution to the problem of universals. ... This article is about the year. ... Plato and Aristotle, by Raphael (Stanza della Segnatura, Rome). ... A Phrenological mapping of the brain. ... Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy that studies the philosophical assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including the formal sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences. ... Free will is the philosophical doctrine that holds that our choices are ultimately up to ourselves. ... Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ...

Harry Binswanger is currently on the Board of Directors of the Ayn Rand Institute, and is director of its Objectivist Academic Center. The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism (ARI) was established in 1985, three years after Ayn Rands death, by Leonard Peikoff, Rands legal and intellectual heir. ...

External links

• The Harry Binswanger List
• Ayn Rand Institute, pages referencing Harry Binswanger