TY - BOOK AU - Durant,Will TI - The mansions of philosophy: a survey of human life and destiny PY - 1929/// CY - New York PB - Simon and Schuster KW - Philosophy N1 - 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 ER -