The Courage to Think for Yourself: The Search for Truth and the Meaning of Human Life

by Leszek Figurski

Overview

This book was written with the purpose of revealing the duty of each individual to search for truth and the meaning of existence. Thinking requires determination and endurance. It is not easy. Above all, passion for truth is necessary for every honest seeker.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761859017
Publisher:	UPA
Publication date:	10/04/2012
Pages:	106
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Leszek Figurski, M.A., Th.L, Ph.D., was born in Poland. He studied Catholic theology and Thomistic philosophy at Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, and received his doctorate in philosophy from Fordham University in Bronx, New York. He has taught philosophy and theology at Mercy College, Felician College, and Seton Hall University. Figurski is currently a professor at St. Peter’s College. His interests lie in the history of philosophy, the nature of philosophy, ethics, symbolic logic, metaphysics, and religions of the world. He lives in Manhattan, New York. Please visit his website for more information: www.distanceprofessionallearning.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I Chapter I. Why Philosophy? Chapter II. The Uses of Philosophy — The Incompleteness of Science Chapter III. The Scope of Philosophy Chapter IV. Selected Questions and Answers Chapter V. The Philosophical Attitude Chapter VI. On Thinking — Obstacles and Helps Chapter VII. How to Approach a Philosophical Problem? Part II Chapter I. Man as the Wondering Seeker for Truth Chapter II. Views on Man Chapter III. “Who or What am I?” Chapter IV. Determinism/Freedom — To Live or to be Lived? Chapter V. Human Knowledge Chapter VI. Roads Leading to Nowhere Concluding Thoughts Bibliography