The Story of Philosophy/ the Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Durant,Will
- New York: Pocket Books, 2006.
- 528
CHAPTER I PLATO I. The Context of Plato II. Socrates III. The Preparation of Plato IV. The Ethical Problem V. The Political Problem VI. The Psychological Problem VII. The Psychological Solution Vlll. The Political Solution IX. The Ethical Solution X. Criticism CHAPTER 2 ARISTOTLE AND GREEK SCIENCE I. The Historical Background II. The Work of Aristotle III. The Foundation of Logic • - IV. The Organisation of Science 1. Greek Science before Aristotle 2. Aristotle as a Naturalist 3. The Foundation of Biology V. Metaphysics and the Nature of God VI. Psychology and the Nature of Art VII. Ethics and the Nature of Happiness VIII. Politics 1. Communism and Conservatism 2. Marriage and Education 3. Democracy and Aristocracy IX. Criticism X. Later Life and Death CHAPTER 3 FRANCIS BACON I. From Aristotle to the Renaissance 11. The Political Career of Francis Bacon III. The Essays IV. The Great Reconstruction 1. The Advancement of Learning 2. The New Organon 3. The Utopia of Science V. Criticism VI. Epilogue CHAPTER 4 SPINOZA I. Historical and Biographical 1. The Odyssey of the Jews 2. The Education of Spinoza 3. Excommunication 4. Retirement and Death II. The Treatise on Religion and the State III. The Improvement of the Intellect IV. The Ethics 1. Nature and God 2. Matter and Mind 3. Intelligence and Morals 4. Religion and Immortality V. Tlie Political Treatise VI. The Influence of Spinoza CHAPTER 5 VOLTAIRE AND THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT I. Paris: CEdipe II. London: Letters on the English III. Cirey: The Romances IV. Potsdam and Frederick V. Les Delices: The Essay on Morals VI. Ferney: Candide VII. The Encyclopedia and the Philosophic Dictionary VIII. Ecrasez I'lnfame IX. Voltaire and Rou-sseau X. Denouement CHAPTER 6 IMMANUEL KANT AND GERMAN IDEALISM I. Roads to Kant 1. From Voltaire to Kant 2. From Locke to Kant 3. From Rousseau to Kant II. Kant Himself III. The Critique of Pure Reason 1. Transcendental Esthetic 2. Transcendental Analytic 3. Transcendental Dialectic IV. The Critique of Practical Reason V. On Religion and Reason VI. On Politics and Eternal Peace VII. Criticism and Estimate VIII. A Note on Hegel CHAPTER 7 SCHOPENHAUER . I. The Age II. The Man III. The World as Idea IV. The World as Will 1. The Will to Live 2. The Will to Reproduce V. The World as Evil VI. The Wisdom of Life 1. Philosophy 2. Genius 3. Art 4. Religion VII. The Wisdom of Death VIII. Criticism CHAPTER 8 HERBERT SPENCER I. Comte and Darv/in 11. The Development of Spencer III. First Principles 1. The Unknowable 2. Evolution IV. Biology: The Evolution of Life V. Psychology: The Evolution of Mind VI. Sociology: The Evolution of Society VII. Ethics: The Evolution of Morals VIII. Criticism 1. First Principles 2. Biology and Psychology 3. Sociology and Ethics IX. Conclusion CHAPTER 9 FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE I. The Lineage of Nietzsche II. Youth III. Nietzsche and Wagner IV. The Song of Zarathustra V. Hero-Morality VI. The Superman VII. Decadence VIII. Aristocracy IX. Criticism X. Finale CHAPTER lo CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHERS I. Henri Bergson 1. The Revolt Against Materialism 2. Mind and Brain 3. Creative Evolution 4- Criticism II. Benedetto Croce 1. The Man 2. The Philosophy of the Spirit 3. What Is Beauty? 4. Criticism III. Bertrand Russell 1. The Logician 2. The Reformer 3. Epilogue CHAPTER I I CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PHILOSOPHERS Introduction I. George Santayana 1. Biographical 2. Scepticism and Animal Faith 3. Reason in Science 4. Reason in Religion 5. Reason in Society 6. Comment II. William James 1. Personal 2. Pragmatism 3. Pluralism 4. Comment III. John Devvey 1. Education 2. Instrumentalism 3. Science and Politics