Guide to Philosophy

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GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY by C. E. M. Joad
Joad's GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY examines systematically the central questions of all philosophical thought since classical times: Is there a plan to the universe? Is mind unique and independent, or a mere secretion of the brain? Is there such a thing as free will?
These and similar questions in theory of knowledge, critical and constructive metaphysics are examined, for the most part, in terms of opposed solutions: subjective idealism vs. realism, teleology vs. chance, causation vs. temporalism, logical positivism vs. vitalism and modern idealism.
Under each problem are considered the solutions and contributions of the great philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, the Scholastics, Kant, Hegel, Leibnitz, William James, Whitehead, and many others.
This clear and impartial book by the most gifted expositor in modern philosophy is written for the intelligent reader without specialized training in philosophy. It is not simply a catalogue of varied opinions... Tovább

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GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY by C. E. M. Joad
Joad's GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY examines systematically the central questions of all philosophical thought since classical times: Is there a plan to the universe? Is mind unique and independent, or a mere secretion of the brain? Is there such a thing as free will?
These and similar questions in theory of knowledge, critical and constructive metaphysics are examined, for the most part, in terms of opposed solutions: subjective idealism vs. realism, teleology vs. chance, causation vs. temporalism, logical positivism vs. vitalism and modern idealism.
Under each problem are considered the solutions and contributions of the great philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, the Scholastics, Kant, Hegel, Leibnitz, William James, Whitehead, and many others.
This clear and impartial book by the most gifted expositor in modern philosophy is written for the intelligent reader without specialized training in philosophy. It is not simply a catalogue of varied opinions about varied questions, but a brilliant integration of the greatest problems in human life, done with full awareness of modern needs and special problems.
"The finest introduction to philosophy," BOSTON TRANSCRIPT. "Especially successful in relating classical difficulties to . . . modern physics," JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY.
Classified bibliography. Index. 592pp.
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