A Student's Guide to Philosophy: Philosophy

by Ralph McInerny, Ralph M. McLnerny

Overview

Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom. It concerns (or should concern) the big questions of life. To answer such questions, it helps to understand what the great thinkers of history have had to say.

You’ll gain such an understanding from this helpful guide by one of America’s leading philosophers, Ralph M. McInerny of Notre Dame. Writing with humor and verve, McInerny in just seventy-five pages takes you on an enlightening tour of two and a half millennia of philosophy. From Aristotle and Aquinas to Descartes, Kant, and Nietzsche, you’ll learn about the most important thinkers and schools of thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781882926398
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/1999
Series:	Guides to Major Disciplines
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	75
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Ralph M. McInerny (1929-2010) was Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies and director of the Jacques Maritain Center at the University of Notre Dame. He wrote many scholarly books, including The Logic of Analogy, Aquinas on Human Action, and The Question of Christian Ethics. His internationally famous novels, the Father Dowling Mysteries, were serialized for television.

Table of Contents

	An Introductory Note	7
	The Pursuit of Wisdom	11
	Getting There	16
	Common Sense?	27
	Plato or Aristotle?	31
	Confused Certainties	33
	Sophistry Confronted	35
	Philosophy in an Age of Science	39
	The Fact/Value Split	45
	Philosophy and Religion	48
	Why I am a Thomist	51
Appendix	A Bibliographical Essay	55