The fundamental questions of philosophy / A.C. Ewing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ewing, A. C. (Alfred Cyril), 1899-1973, author.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First Published in 1951, this outline work on the theory of knowledge and metaphysics is intended both for university students who have recently started on the subject and for any who, without having the advantage of studying it at university, wish by private reading to acquire a general idea of its nature. The book deals with all the main questions arising within the field in so far as they can be stated and discussed profitably and simply. The topics discussed include the place of reason in knowledge and life, the possibility of knowledge beyond sense-experience, the theory of perc

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; PREFACE; CONTENTS; I. WHAT PHILOSOPHY IS AND WHY IT IS WORTH STUDYING; II. THE 'A PRIORI' AND THE EMPIRICAL; III. TRUTH; IV. MATTER; V. MIND; VI. THE RELATION OF MATTER AND MIND; VII. SPACE AND TIME; VIII. CAUSE; IX. FREEDOM; X. MONISM V. PLURALISM. UNIVERSALS; XI. GOD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

"First published in 1951 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-20872-0

0-203-09468-9

1-299-28676-3

1-136-20873-9

9780203094686

OCLC:

831119747