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A Short Introduction to Philosophy
A short but profound introduction to the greatest of all academic disciplines: philosophy! Focusing on the key concepts/problems that have caused mayhem with the lives of thinkers for centuries, George Fullerton's intro to the art of wondering will set you on the path of wonderment as well. Be brave! You only have your self to discover!
Contents include:
THE MEANING OF THE WORD "PHILOSOPHY" IN THE PAST AND IN THE PRESENT
COMMON THOUGHT, SCIENCE, AND REFLECTIVE THOUGHT
IS THERE AN EXTERNAL WORLD?
SENSATIONS AND "THINGS"
APPEARANCES AND REALITIES
OF SPACE
OF TIME
WHAT IS THE MIND?
MIND AND BODY
HOW WE KNOW THERE ARE OTHER MINDS
OTHER PROBLEMS OF WORLD AND MIND
THEIR HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
REALISM AND IDEALISM
MONISM AND DUALISM
RATIONALISM, EMPIRICISM, CRITICISM, AND CRITICAL EMPIRICISM
LOGIC
PSYCHOLOGY
ETHICS AND AESTHETICS
METAPHYSICS
THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
PHILOSOPHY AND THE OTHER SCIENCES
THE VALUE OF THE STUDY OF PHILOSOPHY
WHY WE SHOULD STUDY THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
Contents include:
THE MEANING OF THE WORD "PHILOSOPHY" IN THE PAST AND IN THE PRESENT
COMMON THOUGHT, SCIENCE, AND REFLECTIVE THOUGHT
IS THERE AN EXTERNAL WORLD?
SENSATIONS AND "THINGS"
APPEARANCES AND REALITIES
OF SPACE
OF TIME
WHAT IS THE MIND?
MIND AND BODY
HOW WE KNOW THERE ARE OTHER MINDS
OTHER PROBLEMS OF WORLD AND MIND
THEIR HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
REALISM AND IDEALISM
MONISM AND DUALISM
RATIONALISM, EMPIRICISM, CRITICISM, AND CRITICAL EMPIRICISM
LOGIC
PSYCHOLOGY
ETHICS AND AESTHETICS
METAPHYSICS
THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
PHILOSOPHY AND THE OTHER SCIENCES
THE VALUE OF THE STUDY OF PHILOSOPHY
WHY WE SHOULD STUDY THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
366 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2013
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About the author
George Stuart Fullerton
44 books6 followersGeorge Stuart Fullerton was an American philosopher and psychologist.
He graduated in 1879 from the University of Pennsylvania and in 1884 from Yale Divinity School. In 1904 he was appointed professor of philosophy at Columbia University, and served as head of the department.
He was the host of the first annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in 1892 at the University of Pennsylvania, and the APA's fifth president, in 1896.
In 1914, while he was exchange professor at the University of Vienna, World War I broke out. He was Lecturing at Munich, Germany, when he was imprisoned as a civilian enemy national. He remained imprisoned for four years, until the end of the war, and conditions were so harsh that he returned to the U.S. with his health permanently damaged. Nearly an invalid for the last decade of his life, Fullerton committed suicide at the age of 66.
He graduated in 1879 from the University of Pennsylvania and in 1884 from Yale Divinity School. In 1904 he was appointed professor of philosophy at Columbia University, and served as head of the department.
He was the host of the first annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in 1892 at the University of Pennsylvania, and the APA's fifth president, in 1896.
In 1914, while he was exchange professor at the University of Vienna, World War I broke out. He was Lecturing at Munich, Germany, when he was imprisoned as a civilian enemy national. He remained imprisoned for four years, until the end of the war, and conditions were so harsh that he returned to the U.S. with his health permanently damaged. Nearly an invalid for the last decade of his life, Fullerton committed suicide at the age of 66.
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