Western Philosophy
1. Introduction:Nature and Value of Philosophy
2. Greek Philosophers:
a) Plato: Metaphysics, Theory of Knowledge, Theory of State
b) Aristotle: Metaphysics, Theory of Knowledge and Logic
3. Modern Philosophers:
a) Descartes: Doubt as a key to certainty , Dualism
b) Spinoza: Doctrine of substance, Ethics
c) Locke: Representative Realism
d) Berkeley:Subjective Idealism
e) Hume: Skepticism
f) Kant: Transcendental Idealism
g) Hegel: Dialectical Method, Absolute Idealism
h) Nietzsche:Superman, Will to Power
4. Contemporary Philosophical Movements:
a) Existentialism: Jean Paul Sartre
b) Logical Positivism: Criterion of Verifiability , Refutation of Metaphysics
c) Neo-Pragmatism:
Richard Rorty: Objectivity, Relativism and Truth
Do the ones in Bold
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He that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow (Ecclesiastes 1:18)
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