The Approach to Philosophy

Name: The Approach to Philosophy
Author: Perry, Ralph Barton

Perry, Ralph Barton

Philosophy

EMPIRICISM, general meaning, 168;
    in logic, 187;
    in naturalism, 252 ff.;
    of Locke, 274;
    of Berkeley, 274 ff.

  ENERGY, development of, conception of, 236 ff.

  EPISTEMOLOGY, relation to metaphysics, 150;
    definition of, 164;
    fundamental problems of, 168, 172;
    argument for God from, 202;
    of naturalism, 248, 252 ff., 257;
    of Descartes, 273, 341, 375;
    of Berkeley, 277, 296;
    of absolute realism, 339, 351;
    of Leibniz, 340, 341;
    of Plato, 340, 341;
    of Hume, 376;
    of Aristotle, 340, 341;
    of absolute idealism, 351, 368 ff.;
    of present day, 408 ff.

  ETERNAL, the, 309.

  ETHER, 230.

  ETHICS, relation to metaphysics, 151, 196 ff., 360;
    its origin in Socratic method, 181;
    definition of, 191;
    special problems and theories in, 191 ff.;
    of Socrates, 192, 194;
    of Aristotle, 195, 345;
    of naturalism, 258 ff.;
    of subjectivism, 298 ff.;
    of Schopenhauer, 299;
    argument for God from, 203;
    individualism in, 301;
    pluralism in, 302, 421;
    of Stoics and Spinoza, 342;
    Platonic, 342;
    of Kant, 386;
    of absolute idealism, 388.

  EUDÆMONISM, 195.

  EVIL, PROBLEM OF, 317, 336, 339, 352, 365 ff.;
    in Greek philosophy, 352;
    in absolute idealism, 367, 418.

  EVOLUTION, of cosmos, 242 ff.;
    of morality, 262.

  EXPERIENCE, 410, 411, 412;
    analysis of, by Kant, 354.


  FAITH, 424;
    special interests of, 199.
    See also RELIGION and BELIEF.

  FERGUSON, CHAS., quoted, 265.

  FICHTE, 360, 402.

  FIELDING, H., quoted on religion, 59, 74.

  FORCE, development of conception of, 231 ff.

  FORM, in Aristotle, 334.

  FREEDOM, in ethics, 196, 388;
    meanings and theories, 211.


  GOD, as guarantee of ideals, 18, 425;
    personality of, 62, 108 ff.;
    St. Augustine's communion with, 68;
    presence of, 68;
    as a disposition from which consequences may be expected, 85;
    meaning of, in religion, 87;
    idea of, in Judaism and Christianity, 92;
    why historical, 102;
    social relation with, 103;
    the ontological proof of, 200;
    ethical and epistemological arguments for, 202;
    cosmological proof of, 203;
    teleological proof of, 204;
    relation to the world, in theism, pantheism and deism, 205 ff.;
    will of, 212;
    conception of, in Berkeley, 284, 293 ff.;
    conception and proof of, in Spinoza, 312 ff., 392, 393;
    conception of, in Plato, 331, 352, 391, 393;
    conception of, in Leibniz, 338, 353.
    Also see ABSOLUTE.

  GOETHE, on Spinoza, and on philosophy, 51;
    on pragmatism, 407.

  GOOD, the, theories of, in ethics, 191 ff.;
    and the real, 326 ff., 421 ff.

  GREEK, religion, in Homer and Lucretius, 89;
    ideals, 195, 198, 429.

  GREEN, T. H., quoted, 369, 385 (_note_).


  HAECKEL, quoted, 236, 266.

  HEDONISM, 192.

  HEGEL, on science, 129;
    philosophy of, 150, 361 ff.;
    relation to Kant, 381;
    on the absolute, 382;
    ethics of, 390.

  HERACLITUS, 308.

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Philosophy

The Approach to Philosophy

Perry, Ralph Barton

Philosophy

EMPIRICISM, general meaning, 168;
    in logic, 187;
    in naturalism, 252 ff.;
    of Locke, 274;
    of Berkeley, 274 ff.

  ENERGY, development of, conception of, 236 ff.

  EPISTEMOLOGY, relation to metaphysics, 150;
    definition of, 164;
    fundamental problems of, 168, 172;
    argument for God from, 202;
    of naturalism, 248, 252 ff., 257;
    of Descartes, 273, 341, 375;
    of Berkeley, 277, 296;
    of absolute realism, 339, 351;
    of Leibniz, 340, 341;
    of Plato, 340, 341;
    of Hume, 376;
    of Aristotle, 340, 341;
    of absolute idealism, 351, 368 ff.;
    of present day, 408 ff.

  ETERNAL, the, 309.

  ETHER, 230.

  ETHICS, relation to metaphysics, 151, 196 ff., 360;
    its origin in Socratic method, 181;
    definition of, 191;
    special problems and theories in, 191 ff.;
    of Socrates, 192, 194;
    of Aristotle, 195, 345;
    of naturalism, 258 ff.;
    of subjectivism, 298 ff.;
    of Schopenhauer, 299;
    argument for God from, 203;
    individualism in, 301;
    pluralism in, 302, 421;
    of Stoics and Spinoza, 342;
    Platonic, 342;
    of Kant, 386;
    of absolute idealism, 388.

  EUDÆMONISM, 195.

  EVIL, PROBLEM OF, 317, 336, 339, 352, 365 ff.;
    in Greek philosophy, 352;
    in absolute idealism, 367, 418.

  EVOLUTION, of cosmos, 242 ff.;
    of morality, 262.

  EXPERIENCE, 410, 411, 412;
    analysis of, by Kant, 354.


  FAITH, 424;
    special interests of, 199.
    See also RELIGION and BELIEF.

  FERGUSON, CHAS., quoted, 265.

  FICHTE, 360, 402.

  FIELDING, H., quoted on religion, 59, 74.

  FORCE, development of conception of, 231 ff.

  FORM, in Aristotle, 334.

  FREEDOM, in ethics, 196, 388;
    meanings and theories, 211.


  GOD, as guarantee of ideals, 18, 425;
    personality of, 62, 108 ff.;
    St. Augustine's communion with, 68;
    presence of, 68;
    as a disposition from which consequences may be expected, 85;
    meaning of, in religion, 87;
    idea of, in Judaism and Christianity, 92;
    why historical, 102;
    social relation with, 103;
    the ontological proof of, 200;
    ethical and epistemological arguments for, 202;
    cosmological proof of, 203;
    teleological proof of, 204;
    relation to the world, in theism, pantheism and deism, 205 ff.;
    will of, 212;
    conception of, in Berkeley, 284, 293 ff.;
    conception and proof of, in Spinoza, 312 ff., 392, 393;
    conception of, in Plato, 331, 352, 391, 393;
    conception of, in Leibniz, 338, 353.
    Also see ABSOLUTE.

  GOETHE, on Spinoza, and on philosophy, 51;
    on pragmatism, 407.

  GOOD, the, theories of, in ethics, 191 ff.;
    and the real, 326 ff., 421 ff.

  GREEK, religion, in Homer and Lucretius, 89;
    ideals, 195, 198, 429.

  GREEN, T. H., quoted, 369, 385 (_note_).


  HAECKEL, quoted, 236, 266.

  HEDONISM, 192.

  HEGEL, on science, 129;
    philosophy of, 150, 361 ff.;
    relation to Kant, 381;
    on the absolute, 382;
    ethics of, 390.

  HERACLITUS, 308.

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