The mansions of philosophy :
Durant, Will
The mansions of philosophy : a survey of human life and destiny / by Will Durant. - 1st print. - New York : Simon and Schuster, 1929. - xix, 704 p. ; 24 cm. - 101 (NLA) .
Includes index.
"Bibliographical guide to editions used": pages 674-680
Contents: pt. 1. Introduction: The lure of philosophy -- pt. 2. Logic and epistemology: What is truth? -- pt. 3. Metaphysics: Matter, life, and mind* -- Is man a machine? -- pt. 4. Problems of morality: Our changing morals -- Morality and immorality* -- Love -- Men and women -- -- The modern woman -- The breakdown of marriage -- About children: a confession -- The reconstruction of character -- pt. 5. Esthetics: What is beauty? -- pt. 6. Philosophy of history: The meaning of history: a symposium -- Is progress a delusion? -- The destiny of civilization -- pt. 7. Political philosophy: In praise of freedom --
Is democracy a failure? -- Aristocracy -- Is socialism dead? --
How we made Utopia -- pt. 8. Religion: a dialogue: The making of religion -- From Confucius to Christ -- God and immortality --
pt. 9. Envoi: On life and death -- Is life worth living? -a letter -- The quest of happiness.
Philosophy
101 (NLA)
The mansions of philosophy : a survey of human life and destiny / by Will Durant. - 1st print. - New York : Simon and Schuster, 1929. - xix, 704 p. ; 24 cm. - 101 (NLA) .
Includes index.
"Bibliographical guide to editions used": pages 674-680
Contents: pt. 1. Introduction: The lure of philosophy -- pt. 2. Logic and epistemology: What is truth? -- pt. 3. Metaphysics: Matter, life, and mind* -- Is man a machine? -- pt. 4. Problems of morality: Our changing morals -- Morality and immorality* -- Love -- Men and women -- -- The modern woman -- The breakdown of marriage -- About children: a confession -- The reconstruction of character -- pt. 5. Esthetics: What is beauty? -- pt. 6. Philosophy of history: The meaning of history: a symposium -- Is progress a delusion? -- The destiny of civilization -- pt. 7. Political philosophy: In praise of freedom --
Is democracy a failure? -- Aristocracy -- Is socialism dead? --
How we made Utopia -- pt. 8. Religion: a dialogue: The making of religion -- From Confucius to Christ -- God and immortality --
pt. 9. Envoi: On life and death -- Is life worth living? -a letter -- The quest of happiness.
Philosophy
101 (NLA)