The courage to think for yourself : the search for truth and the meaning of human life
Leszek Figurski, University Press of America (Publisher)
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.
Print Book, English, © 2012
University Press of America, Lanham [i 4 pozostałe], © 2012
X, [2], 93 strony ; 24 cm.
9780761859017, 9780761859024, 0761859012, 0761859020
1050739063
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