Buku ini membahas asal-usul istilah filsafat, cabang-cabang, metodologi, kaitan filsafat dengan ilmu-ilmu lain, manfaat dan alasan mengapa orang perlu mempelajari filsafat dan juga membahas tema-tema yang menjadi bahan perdebatan para filsuf sepanjang jaman, eperti: hakikat kebenaran, kebebasan, kausa, materi,pikiran, ruang-waktu dan Tuhan.
Philosophy as it is frequently taught in classrooms bears little relation to the impassioned and immensely practical search for self-knowledge conducted by not only its ancient avatars but also by men and woman who seek after truth today. In The Heart of the Philosophy, Jacob Needleman provides a "user's guide" for those who would take philosophy seriously enough to understand its life-transfor…
Thinking about Thinking examines philosophy from a variety of perspectives as a practice realized by persons who communicate with one another while reflecting about the meaning of human life and thought. Without forgetting the logical and methodological conditions of systematic thought, the author insists on the intimate connections that tie all philosophical texts and conversations to the l…