Introduction to Philosophy : Library of Fundamental Readings (15 Vols-Set)

Edward Howard Griggs; Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz; Simon S Laurie; W H Walsh

ISBN 10: 8130706822 / ISBN 13: 9788130706825

Published by Cosmo, New Delhi, 2008

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Contents Vol. I. The Philosophy of Art The Meaning and Relations of Sculpture Painting Poetry and Music/Edward Howard Griggs Introduction. 1. The expression of human life in art. 2. The interpretation of human life in art. 3. Primitive source of art. 4. Defining forces behind art the artist. Vol. II. The Philosophy of Education/Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz Introduction. 1. Education in its general idea. 2. Education in its special elements. 3. Education in its particular systems. Vol. III. The Philosophy of Ethics An Analytical Essay/Simon S. Laurie Introduction. 1. Attempt to separate the essential characteristic of the so called Conscience or Moral Sense. 2. Is the feeling of complacency or displacency a discriminator of rightness in acts. 3. Explanation of the sense in which the phrase Happiness of Man is used in this essay. 4. What is the criterion of the right and wrong in subjective or intransitive acts. Vol. IV The Philosophy of History An Introduction/W.H. Waish Preface. 1. What is philosophy of History. 2. History and the sciences. 3. Historical explanation. 4. Truth and fact in history. Vol. V. Philosophy of Law/Josef Kohler 1. The philosophy of law and its significance. 2. The development of culture. 3. Culture and law. 4. Legal order and peaceable regulation. Vol. VI. Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy of Life/W.R. Boyce Gibson 1. Introductory. 2. Eucken's views on the relation of philosophy to history. 3. Eucken's philosophy of history (continued). 4. Eucken's criticism of naturalism. Vol. VII. The Philosophy of Literature/Conde B. Pallen 1. Thesis the Catholicity of literature. 2. Science theology the light of literature. 3. Art the sensible expression of unity by variety. Vol. VIII. The Philosophy of Language And the Science of Poetry/Hudson Maxim Introduction. 1. Foundation principles. 2. The evolution of analogical speech. 3. What is poetry. 4. What poetry is not. Vol. IX. The Philosophy of Mathematics/James Byrnie Shaw 1. Meaning of the philosophy of mathematics. 2. Number and the Arithmetization of mathematics. 3. Space and the Geometrization of mathematics. 4. Arrangements and mathematics tactic. Vol. X. The Philosophy of the Mind/James Douglas I 1. Speculative opinions. II 1. Perception. 2. Memory and suggestion. 3. The train of thought. 4. Reasoning and logic. Vol. XI. The Philosophy of Music Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain/William Pole 1. Introduction. 2. The Phenomena of sound in general. 3. Special characteristics of musical sounds. Vol. XII. The Philosophy of Mysticism/Edward Ingram Watkin 1. Introduction. 2. The divine immanence. 3. Unity of God. 4. The transcendence of God. Vol. XIII. A Philosophy of Religion/A. Campbell Garnett Introduction. 1. Analysis. 2. Interpretation of practice. 3. Interpretation of theory. Vol. XIV. The Philosophy of Science An Introduction/Stephen Toulmin Preface. 1. Introductory. 2. Discovery. 3. Laws of nature. 4. Theories and maps. Vol. XV. Philosophy of Scientific Method/John Stuart Mill Preface. Introduction. 1. Of names and propositions. 2. Of reasoning. 3. Of induction. 4. Of operations subsidiary to induction. Introductions to Philosophy series presents a set of engrossing accurate and lively introductions to all the core areas of philosophy. Each volume is written by a knowledgeable authority of the area in question. Care has been taken to produce works that while even handed are not mere bland expositions and as such are original pieces of philosophy in their own right. The volumes serve as an essential basis for the courses to which they relate as well as being accessible and absorbing for the general reader. Together they comprise an indispensable library of living philosophy. Introductions to Philosophy is designed to be used as a companion to any philosophy course. Each book provides an authoritative treatise of topics commonly taught at the college level focusing on the major issues that typically ar.

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• Title: Introduction to Philosophy : Library of Fundamental Readings (15 Vols-Set)
• Publisher: Cosmo, New Delhi
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8130706822
• ISBN 13: 9788130706825
• Binding: Hardbound
• Edition: New
• Condition: As New

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This work is designed to be used as a companion to any philosophy course. Each book provides an authoritative trusts of topics taught at the college level, focusing on the major issues that arise when studying the subject. The books are of a high standard and expounded by luminaries in their fields.