Philosophy : its scope and relations an introductory course of lectures / by Henry Sidgwick.

  • Sidgwick, Henry, 1838-1900.
Date:
1902
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    CONTENTS LECTUKE I THE SCOPE OF PHILOSOPHY PAOES 1. Philosophy should have a meaning (1) clear, (2) useful, and (3) as far as possible in conformity with common usage. It is to be distinguished from Science, Psychology, Epistemology, etc. ........ 1-4 2. While the Sciences attend to particular parts of the knowable world. Philosophy aims at putting them together into a systematic whole. It may be said that Science is concerned only with phenomena, while Philosophy seeks to know the Realities underlying them. But Science, too, is concerned with Reality, and Philosophy cannot ignore phenomena. . 4-17 3. Sir. Spencer defines Philosophy as completely unified knowledge, but this definition overlooks the fact that essential difference in the nature of the whole is as important as resemblance ; and his own doctrine of Evolution illustrates this defect. . 17-20 LECTURE II THE SCOPE OF PHILOSOPHY {continued) 1. Philosophy must deal with the principles and methods of deter- mining ‘ what ought to be ’ as well as with those concerning ‘ what is ’: its unifying function thus includes not only the ‘ positive sciences,’but also Ethics, Politics, etc. . . 21-25 2. It is the business of Ethics to treat of details of duty or right conduct, but Ethical Philosophy is primarily concerned with the general principles and methods of moral reasoning. A similar distinction may be applied to Politics. Practical Philosophy is thus a supreme architectonic study aiming at the complete systematisation of Arts and Ends : its position