Basic teachings of the great philosophers : a survey of their basic ideas

Basic teachings of the great philosophers A survey of their basic ideas

S. E. Frost, b. 1899

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Subjects
Philosophy > Introductions.
Published
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1989, c1962.
Language
English
Main Author
S. E. Frost, b. 1899 (-)
Edition
Rev. ed
Item Description
Originally published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1942. Revised edition originally published in paperback in 1962 by Dolphin.
First Anchor Books ed.
Physical Description
301 p.
ISBN
9780385030076
  • Introduction
  • I. The Nature of the Universe
  • The Views of the Early Greek Philosophers
  • Plato's Theory of the Universe
  • Aristotle's Conception of the Universe
  • The Views of the Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics
  • The Universe According to the Greco-Religious Thinkers
  • The Position of the Early Christian Thinkers
  • The Positions of the Medieval Christian Thinkers
  • The Views of the Forerunners of the Renaissance
  • The Universe According to the Philosophers of the Renaissance
  • Descartes' Conception of the Universe
  • Spinoza's Theory of the Universe
  • The Positions of Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
  • Leibnitz' Theory of the Universe
  • Kant's Conception of the Universe
  • Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel
  • The Views of the Later German Philosophers
  • The Positions of John Stuart Mill and Herbert Spencer
  • Josiah Royce, William James, and John Dewey
  • The Views of Henri Bergson and George Santayana
  • II. Man's Place in the Universe
  • Man's Importance According to the Early Greek Philosophers
  • The Positions of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
  • The Views of the Later Greek Thinkers
  • Man's Importance According to the Early Christian Thinkers
  • The Views of the Medieval Christian Thinkers
  • As Seen by the Forerunners of the Renaissance
  • The Positions of Bacon and Hobbes
  • The Views of Descartes and Spinoza
  • Man's Place as Seen by Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
  • The Views of Leibnitz
  • The Position of Rousseau
  • Kant's View of Man's Importance
  • Fichte, Schelling, Schleiermacher, and Hegel
  • The Views of Later German Thinkers
  • Man's Place According to Comte
  • The Positions of Mill and Spencer
  • The Views of James, Dewey, and Russell
  • III. What Is Good and What Is Evil?
  • Good and Evil According to the Early Greek Philosophers
  • The Ethical Views of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
  • Good and Evil According to the Epicureans and Stoics
  • The Position of the Greco-Religious Thinkers
  • The Ethical Views of the Early Christian Thinkers
  • The Views of the Medieval Christian Thinkers
  • Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, and Leibnitz
  • The Ethical Philosophy of Kant
  • The Views of Fichte and Schopenhauer
  • According to Mill, Bentham, and Spencer
  • The Ethical Views of James and Dewey
  • IV. The Nature of God
  • The Views of the Early Greek Philosophers
  • The Concept of God in the Thought of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
  • The Position of the Later Greek Thinkers
  • The Greco-Religious Ideas About God
  • The Early and Medieval Christian Conception of God
  • Bruno, Boehme, and Other Forerunners of the Renaissance
  • The Position of Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, and Pascal
  • The Nature of God According to Spinoza
  • The Views of Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Leibnitz
  • The Concept of God in the Thought of Kant
  • Fichte, Schelling, Schleiermacher, Hegel, and Later German Thinkers
  • The Position of Comte, Spencer, and Bradley
  • The Views of James and Dewey
  • V. Fate versus Free Will
  • The Idea of Fate Among the Early Greek Thinkers
  • According to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
  • The Views of the Later Greek Philosophers
  • The Position of the Greco-Religious Thinkers
  • Early and Medieval Christian Thinkers
  • The Views of Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, and Spinoza
  • The Position of Locke, of Hume, and of Leibnitz
  • Fate and Free Will According to Voltaire and to Rousseau
  • Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Schopenhauer, and Other German Thinkers
  • The Position of Mill and of Green
  • The Views of James and Dewey
  • VI. The Soul and Immortality
  • The Soul as Viewed by the Early Greek Philosophers
  • The Soul and Immortality According to Plato and Aristotle
  • The Position of the Later Greek Thinkers
  • The Views of Plotinus
  • The Early and Medieval Christian Conception of the Soul
  • The Soul According to the Forerunners of the Renaissance
  • The Views of Bacon and Hobbes
  • The Views of Descartes and Spinoza
  • Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Leibnitz
  • The Soul and Immortality According to Kant
  • Fichte, Schleiermacher, Herbart, and Schopenhauer
  • Recent and Present-Day Conceptions of the Soul and Immortality
  • VII. Man and the State
  • The State as Viewed by the Early Greek Philosophers
  • The State According to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
  • The Positions of the Later Greek Thinkers
  • The Views of the Early Christian Thinkers
  • The Views of the Medieval Christian Thinkers
  • The State as Viewed by the Forerunners of the Renaissance
  • Machiavelli's Conception of the State
  • Grotius, Hobbes, and Other Thinkers of the Renaissance
  • The Views of Spinoza, Locke, and Adam Smith
  • The Position of Voltaire and of Rousseau
  • The State According to Hegel, Marx, and Lassalle
  • De Maistre, Saint-Simon, and Comte
  • The Views of Mill and Spencer
  • Nietzsche's Conception of the State
  • The Views of Dewey and Recent Thinkers
  • VIII. Man and Education
  • Education as Viewed by the Early Greek Philosophers
  • According to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
  • The Roman Conception of Education
  • Early Christian Conception of Education
  • St. Benedict and the Monastic Way of Life
  • Education in the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance
  • Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
  • The Views of Bacon and Hobbes
  • Comenius' Philosophy of Education
  • Locke and Rousseau
  • Pestalozzi's Conception of Education
  • Herbart's View of Education
  • Froebel's Conception of Education
  • IX. Mind and Matter
  • Mind and Matter as Contrasted by the Early Greek Thinkers
  • Plato, Aristotle, and the Later Greek Philosophers
  • The Positions of Philo and St. Augustine
  • According to the Medieval Christian Thinkers
  • Roger Bacon and Paracelsus
  • Francis Bacon and Hobbes
  • Descartes and Spinoza
  • Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
  • The Views of Leibnitz
  • Kant and Later German Philosophers
  • Bradley, Royce, and Bergson
  • Comte, James, Dewey, Santayana
  • X. Ideas and Thinking
  • What Thinking Meant to the Early Greek Philosophers
  • According to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
  • The Views of the Later Greek Philosophers
  • The Medieval Christian View
  • Galileo and the Beginning of the Scientific Attitude
  • Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza
  • Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Leibnitz
  • Kant, Fichte, Hegel
  • Comte, Mill, Spencer
  • James and Dewey
  • XI. Some Recent Approaches to Philosophy
  • Kierkegaard and the Beginnings of Existentialism
  • The Views of Heidegger, Jaspers, and Sartre
  • Three Philosophers of Science: Whitehead, Russell, and Moore
  • Logical Positivism
  • Two Philosophers of the Spirit
  • Some Current Philosophers in the Religious Tradition
  • Conclusion
  • Biographical Notes
  • Index

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