The Penguin History of Western PhilosophyD.W. Hamlyn presents a history of the great philosophical thinkers and their responses to the profound problems involved in trying to understand the world and our place in it. |
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Preface | 9 |
The Presocratics | 15 |
The Sophists and Socrates | 34 |
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absolute abstract aesthetic appears Aquinas argues argument Aristotelian Aristotle Aristotle's attempt belief Berkeley body called causality cause claim clear concept concerned consciousness derived Descartes distinction distinguished doctrine emphasis empiricism empiricist Epicurus epistemological essence ethics existence experience F. H. Bradley fact freedom Frege G. E. Moore Hegel Hegelian Hence Hobbes human Hume Hume's idealism ideas identity impressions individual infinite influence intellect intuition involves J. S. Mill judgement Kant Kant's kind knowledge later Leibniz Locke logic Marx matter means merely metaphysics mind monad moral nature Neo-Platonic Nevertheless Nietzsche notion objects Ockham Parmenides particular perceive perception perhaps Phenomenology philosophy Plato Plotinus possible predicate presupposes principle priori problem produced propositions put forward question reality reason reference relation Russell says scepticism Schopenhauer Scotus sensations sense simply social Socrates soul speaking Spinoza substance suggests supposed theory things thought transcendental true truth understanding Wittgenstein