Humanism : philosophical essays / by F. C. S. Schiller.

By: Schiller, F. C. S. (Ferdinand Canning Scott), 1864-1937
Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Macmillan, 1912Edition: Second edition, enlargedDescription: xxxi, 381 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): Philosophy | HumanismLOC classification: B821 | .S3 1912
Contents:
-The ethical basis of metaphysics.- 'Useless' knowledge.- Truth.- Lotze's monism.- Non-Euclidean geometry and the Kantian a priori.- The metaphysics of the time-process.- Reality and 'idealism.'- Darwinism and design.- The place of pessimism in philosophy.- Concerning Mephistopheles.- On preserving appearances.- Activity and substance.- Humism and humanism.- Solipsism.- Infallibility and toleration.- Freedom and responsibility.- The desire for immortality.- The ethical significance of immortality.- Philosophy and the scientific investigation of a future life.

-The ethical basis of metaphysics.- 'Useless' knowledge.- Truth.- Lotze's monism.- Non-Euclidean geometry and the Kantian a priori.- The metaphysics of the time-process.- Reality and 'idealism.'- Darwinism and design.- The place of pessimism in philosophy.- Concerning Mephistopheles.- On preserving appearances.- Activity and substance.- Humism and humanism.- Solipsism.- Infallibility and toleration.- Freedom and responsibility.- The desire for immortality.- The ethical significance of immortality.- Philosophy and the scientific investigation of a future life.

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