An edition of An introduction to modern philosophy in six philosophical problems
(1943)
An introduction to modern philosophy in six philosophical problems
by Alburey Castell
Share
×Close
This work doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
An introduction to modern philosophy in six philosophical problems
1943, The Macmillan Company
in English
|
aaaa
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
TOPIC 1. A theological problem. The principles of natural theology from St. Thomas Aquinas
The religious wager from Blaise Pascal
A skeptical critique of natural theology from David Hume
An argument for limited theism from John Stuart Mill
The pragmatic approach to natural theology from William James
TOPIC 2. A metaphysical problem. Dualism and its implications from René Descartes
Materialism and its implications from Thomas Hobbe
Idealism and its implications from George Berkeley
Voluntarism and its implications from Arthur Schopenhauer
The pragmatic approach to metaphysics from William James
TOPIC 3. An epistemological problem. The appeal to experience from John Locke
Empiricism into skepticism from David Hume
Mind and the world order from Immanuel Kant
Positivism from Auguste Comte
The role of fictions of knowledge from Hans Vaihinger.
TOPIC 4. An ethical problem. Morality grounded in theology from William Paley
Morality grounded in duty from Immanuel Kant
Morality grounded in happiness from John Stuart Mill
Morality grounded in power from Friedrich Nietzsche
Morality grounded in demands from William James
TOPIC 5. A political problem. The divine right of kings from James I
The great leviathan from Thomas Hobbes
The social compact and the general will from Jean Jacques Rousseau
Principles of conservatism from Edmund Burke
The case for representative government from John Stuart Mill
TOPIC 6. An historical problem. The medieval interpretation of history from George Santayana
History as the evolution of a rational social order from Immanuel Kant
Idealistic interpretation of history from G.W.F. Hegel
The economic interpretation of history from Karl Marx
Cultures decline into civilizations from Oswald Spengler.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
commitment to retain 20151208
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Community Reviews (0)
Lists