The Problems of PhilosophyImmensely intelligible, thought-provoking guide by Nobel prize-winner considers such topics as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, inductive logic, intuitive knowledge, many other subjects. For students and general readers, there is no finer introduction to philosophy than this informative, affordable and highly readable edition. An intelligible and stimulating guide to those problems of philosophy that he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion. |
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Contents
APPEARANCE AND REALITY | 1 |
THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER | 9 |
THE NATURE OF MATTER | 17 |
IDEALISM | 25 |
KNOWLEDGE BY ACQUAINTANCE AND KNOWLEDGE BY DESCRIPTION | 32 |
ON INDUCTION | 43 |
ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES | 51 |
HOW A PRIORI KNOWLEDGE IS POSSIBLE | 60 |
ON INTUITIVE KNOWLEDGE | 83 |
TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD | 89 |
KNOWLEDGE ERROR AND PROBABLE OPINION | 98 |
THE LIMITS OF PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE | 106 |
THE VALUE OF PHILOSOPHY | 115 |
ENDNOTES | 123 |
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SUGGESTED READING | 129 |
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analytic philosophy answer appears argument become belief is true Berkeley Bertrand Russell Bismarck British Empiricism called certainty chapter coherence colour complex connection consider constitute correspondence datum deduced definite degree of self-evidence derivative knowledge Desdemona loves Cassio difficult doubt example exist experience fact false Gettier Problem Hence ideas inductive principle inference instance intuitive knowledge involved judge judgment Julius Cæsar Kant kind knowl knowledge by acquaintance knowledge by description knowledge of things knowledge of truths law of contradiction Leibniz less logical principles matter means memory mental merely metaphysics mind mortal nature Othello believes ourselves particular perceive physical objects physical space possible premisses priori knowledge Problems of Philosophy proposition prove question real table reason regard relation Russell Seabiscuit seems sensation sense data sense-data so-and-so Socrates sort suppose theory Theory of Descriptions thought tion true belief universals value of philosophy versals wave-motion word