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What difference exists between this two books by L. Peikoff?
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Oct 02, 2013 10:19AM
Do OPAR and Understanding Objectivism offer too similar material or they address different things?
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Hi Juan,I read OPAR more than 10 years ago and started reading UO earlier this year (but didn't finish it). So with that in mind, here are a few quick observations.
Both deal with Objectivism. But OPAR takes a broad approach to cover every branch of philosophy. UO on the other hand deals with detailed "chewing" of selected topics within objectivism - specifically with the method of thinking about/connecting ideas within Objectivism.
Both are based on spoken courses, but OPAR seems completely rewriten for a text based medium, where UO has more of a lecture quality.
OPAR is a significantly longer book than UO, and while both are advanced material on Objectivism, I would say that UO is more so - it requires a good grasp of Objectivist fundamentals.
Hope that helps.
