FOR BEGINNING STUDENTS OF PHILOSOPHY
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Copyright Stephen Palmquist, stevepq@hkbu.edu.hk.
This archive created by Bruce Schuman, origin@rain.org
June 26, 1995
CONTENTS
PART ONE: THE ROOTS
Metaphysics and the Recognition of Ignorance
1. What is Philosophy?
2. Philosophy as Myth
3. Philosophy as Demythologization
4. Philosophy as Dialogue
5. Philosophy as Teleological Science
6. Philosophy as Doubt
7. Philosophy as Critique
PART TWO: THE TRUNK
Logic and the Understanding of Words
8. What is Logic?
9. Two Kinds of Logic
10. Synthetic Logic
11. Analysis in the Geometry of Logic
12. Synthesis in the Geometry of Logic
13. Wittgenstein and Linguistic Analysis
14. Religious Language & Existentialism
PART THREE: THE BRANCHES
Science and the Love of Wisdom
15. What is Wisdom?
16. Science and the Anatomy of Wisdom
17. Induction and the Boundary of Science
18. Freedom and the Boundary of Morals
19. Nietzsche's Moral Breakthrough
20. Power and the Boundary of Politics
21. The Ultimate Breakthrough
PART FOUR: THE LEAVES
Ontology and the Wonder of Silence
22. What is Silence?
23. The Numinous and its Symbols
24. Finality and the Mystery of Beauty
25. Reunion and the Mystery of Love
26. Angst and the Paradox of Courage
27. Death and the Paradox of Life
28. Conclusion: What is Philosophy?
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