Humanism; philosophical essays
By: by F. C. S. Schiller.
Edition: 2d ed., enl.
Publisher: Macmillan and co., limited
Published: 1912
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
Subjects: Philosophy.; Humanism.
Table of contents: title: -The ethical basis of metaphysics.- 'Useless' knowledge.- Truth.- Lotze's monism.- Non-Euclidean geometry and the Kantian a priori.- The metaphysics of the time-process.- Reality and 'idealism.'- Darwinism and design.- The place of pessimism in philosophy.- Concerning Mephistopheles.- On preserving appearances.- Activity and substance.- Humism and humanism.- Solipsism.- Infallibility and toleration.- Freedom and responsibility.- The desire for immortality.- The ethical significance of immortality.- Philosophy and the scientific investigation of a future life.