Book one of four of Andrew J. Galambos' course V-50 and book one of fifteen for the entire set ofĀ SIC ITUR AD ASTRAĀ (This is the Way to the Stars).
This first volume of V-50, subtitled V-50: The Problem, consists of sessions one through eight of V-50, in which Professor Galambos introduces:
āthe purpose and scope of the course and the crisis facing mankind
āthe requirement for absolute standards of rightness in both physics and the new science of volition
āabsolute vs. relative rightness
āreasons why the success in physics has never been applied to volition
āthe scientific method and its application to volitional science
āwhy all societies in history have failed and why they cannot survive without additional knowledge
āthe nature and durability of a rational and moral society
āthe integration of the physical sciences and how freedom is a direct derivative of this integration
āthe free market as the true democracy
āthe true meaning of monopoly and its popular misconception
āwhat the American Revolution really was and was not
āthe disconnect between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
āthe false alternative of majority rule
āthe only way out of the current mess we face
āhundreds of other topics both important and urgent to the survival of our species
