ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1963. In an introductory chapter the author argues that philosophy ought to be more than the art of clarifying thought and that it should concern itself with outlining a scientifically plausible world view. Early chapters deal with phenomenalism and the reality of theoretical entities, and with the relation between the physical and biological sciences. Free will, issues of time and space and man’s place in nature are covered in later chapters.

chapter |15 pages

The Province of Philosophy

chapter |14 pages

Physics and Biology

chapter |24 pages

The Secondary Qualities

chapter |18 pages

Consciousness

chapter |25 pages

Man as a Physical Mechanism

chapter |18 pages

The Space–Time World

chapter |8 pages

Man and Nature