ABSTRACT

J.S. Mackenzie surveys Western philosophy from Socrates to the New Realists in an uncomplicated and approachable style. Originally published in 1917, this text serves as a useful introduction to philosophy and well-summarises the key theories of great philosophers throughout the centuries and their bearing on early twentieth-century thought. It is ideal for students of Philosophy, both for beginners and the more advanced.

chapter |14 pages

Introduction What is Philosophy?

part I|140 pages

General Problems of Knowledge—from Doubt to Belief

chapter I|7 pages

How to Begin

chapter II|14 pages

The Problem of Belief

chapter III|8 pages

The General Nature of Choice

chapter IV|8 pages

The Primary Implications of Belief

chapter V|16 pages

The Import of Judgment

chapter VI|26 pages

Laws of Thought1

chapter VII|10 pages

The Conception of Objective Order

chapter VIII|12 pages

Truth and Reality

chapter IX|16 pages

The General Nature of Knowledge

chapter X|21 pages

Theories of Knowledge1

part II|180 pages

Special Aspects of the Universe as Known—From Nature to Spirit

chapter I|17 pages

Categories

chapter II|10 pages

Qualitative Conceptions

chapter III|16 pages

Quantitative Conceptions

chapter IV|21 pages

Causation

chapter V|15 pages

Modes of Unity

chapter VI|17 pages

The Unity of Consciousness

chapter VII|14 pages

Social Unity

chapter VIII|18 pages

The Conception of Value

chapter IX|17 pages

The Problem of Freedom

chapter X|14 pages

The Nature of Personality

chapter XI|19 pages

Spiritual Unity

part III|136 pages

The Universe as a Whole—From Chaos to Cosmos

chapter I|25 pages

The General Structure of Our Universe

chapter II|27 pages

Some Ultimate Problems

chapter III|30 pages

The Finite and the Infinite1

chapter IV|52 pages

The Conception of a Cosmos