An introduction to philosophy

The meaning of the word "philosophy" in the past and in the present

Common thought, science, and reflective thought

Is there an external world?

Sensations and "things"

Appearances and realities

Of space

Of time

What is the mind?

Mind and body

How we know there are other minds

Other problems of world and mind

Some types of philosophical theory: their historical background

Realism and idealism

Monism and dualism

Rationalism, empiricism, criticism, and critical empiricism

Logic

Psychology

Ethics and aesthetics

Metaphysics

The philosophy of religion

Philosophy and the other sciences

The value of the study of philosophy

Why we should study the history of philosophy

Some practical admonitions.