An Introduction to Philosophy. George Stuart Fullerton

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      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664104366

Table of Contents

       PREFACE

       AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

       CHAPTER II

       II. PROBLEMS TOUCHING THE EXTERNAL WORLD

       CHAPTER IV

       CHAPTER V

       CHAPTER VI

       CHAPTER VII

       III. PROBLEMS TOUCHING THE MIND

       CHAPTER IX

       CHAPTER X

       CHAPTER XI

       IV. SOME TYPES OF PHILOSOPHICAL THEORY

       CHAPTER XIII

       CHAPTER XIV

       CHAPTER XV

       V. THE PHILOSOPHICAL SCIENCES

       CHAPTER XVII

       CHAPTER XVIII

       CHAPTER XIX

       CHAPTER XX

       CHAPTER XXI

       VI. ON THE STUDY OF PHILOSOPHY

       CHAPTER XXIII

       CHAPTER XXIV

       NOTES

       INDEX

PREFACE

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      As there cannot be said to be a beaten path in philosophy, and as "Introductions" to the subject differ widely from one another, it is proper that I should give an indication of the scope of the present volume.

      It undertakes:—

      1. To point out what the word "philosophy" is made to cover in our universities and colleges at the present day, and to show why it is given this meaning.

      2. To explain the nature of reflective or philosophical thinking, and to show how it differs from common thought and from science.

      3. To give a general view of the main problems with which philosophers have felt called upon to deal.

      4. To give an account of some of the more important types of philosophical doctrine which have arisen out of the consideration of such problems.

      5. To indicate the relation of philosophy to the so-called philosophical sciences, and to the other sciences.

      6. To show, finally, that the study of philosophy is of value to us all, and to give some practical admonitions on spirit and method. Had these admonitions been impressed upon me at a time when I was in especial need of guidance, I feel that they would have spared me no little anxiety and confusion of mind. For this reason, I recommend them to the attention of the reader.

      Such is the scope of my book. It aims to tell what philosophy is. It is not its chief object to advocate a particular type of doctrine. At the same time, as it is impossible to treat of the problems of philosophy except from some point of view, it will be found that, in Chapters III to XI, a doctrine is presented. It is the same as that presented much more in detail, and with a greater wealth of reference, in my "System of Metaphysics," which was published a short time ago. In the Notes in the back of this volume, the reader will find references to those parts of the larger work which treat of the subjects more briefly discussed here. It will be helpful to the teacher to keep the larger work on hand, and to use more or less of the material there presented as his undergraduate classes discuss the chapters of this one. Other references are also given in the Notes, and it may be profitable to direct the attention of students to them.

      The present book has been made as clear and simple as possible, that no unnecessary difficulties may be placed in the path of those who enter upon the thorny road of philosophical reflection. The subjects treated are deep enough to demand the serious attention of any one; and they are subjects of fascinating interest. That they are treated simply and clearly does not mean that they are treated superficially. Indeed, when a doctrine is presented in outline and in a brief and simple statement, its meaning may be more readily apparent than when it is treated more exhaustively. For this reason, I especially recommend, even to those who are well acquainted with philosophy, the account of the external world contained in Chapter IV.

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