THE TREE OF PHILOSOPHY

A COURSE OF INTRODUCTORY LECTURES

FOR BEGINNING STUDENTS OF PHILOSOPHY

by Stephen Palmquist

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    CONTENTS

    A Note to the Student

    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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