Philosophy : an introduction / John Herman Randall, Jr. [and] Justus Buchler.

By: Randall, John Herman, Jr, 1899-1980
Contributor(s): Buchler, Justus, 1914-1991 [author.]
Series: College outline series: Publisher: New York : Barnes & Noble, �1942Description: xi, 302 pages : including tables ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0389000892; 9780389000891Subject(s): Philosophy | PhilosophyAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Philosophy.DDC classification: 100 LOC classification: BD21 | .R3
Contents:
What is philosophy? -- The organization and interpretation of experience -- The cultural and historical function of philosophy -- The cumulative achievements of philosophy -- The basic methods of inquiry -- The scientific method -- The r�oles of reason and experience in human knowledge -- Problems concerning the scope and extent of knowledge -- Communication and intuition -- The problem of meaning -- What is truth? -- The concept of value -- The supernaturalistic world-perspective -- Materialism and its implications -- The emphasis on mind -- The broader conception of nature -- Ethical and aesthetic values -- The interpretation of religion.
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"Twenty standard textbooks on philosophy": pages xiii. "Selected readings": pages 293-298.

What is philosophy? -- The organization and interpretation of experience -- The cultural and historical function of philosophy -- The cumulative achievements of philosophy -- The basic methods of inquiry -- The scientific method -- The r�oles of reason and experience in human knowledge -- Problems concerning the scope and extent of knowledge -- Communication and intuition -- The problem of meaning -- What is truth? -- The concept of value -- The supernaturalistic world-perspective -- Materialism and its implications -- The emphasis on mind -- The broader conception of nature -- Ethical and aesthetic values -- The interpretation of religion.

"Tabulated bibliography of standard textbooks on philosophy": pages xiii. "Selected readings": pages 293-298.

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