Preface.
General Introduction.
I. GERMAN IDEALISM.
Prologue to the German Idealists.
A. Fichte.
Fichte: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
The Science of Knowledge- selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Fichte's Influence.
B. Schelling.
Schelling: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
System of Transcendental Idealism-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Schelling's Influence.
C. Hegel.
Hegel: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
The Logic-selections.
Philosophy of Mind-selections.
Philosophy of History-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Hegel's Influence.
D. Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason-selections.
The World as Will and Idea-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Schopenhauer's Influence.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of German Idealism.
Coda: German Idealism Today.
II. BRITISH IDEALISM.
Prologue to the British Idealists.
A. Bradley.
Bradley: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Appearance and Reality: A Metaphysical Essay-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Bradley's Influence.
B. McTaggart.
McTaggart: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Studies in the Hegelian Dialectic-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: McTaggart's Influence.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of British Idealism.
Bibliography.
Study Questions.
III. AMERICAN IDEALISM.
Royce.
Royce: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Self Consciousness, Social Consciousness and Nature.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Royse.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of the Idealists.
Bibliography.
Study Questions.
IV. EXISTENTIALISM.
Prologue to Existentialism.
A. Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Either/Or-selections.
Concluding Unscientific Postscript-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Kierkegaard's Influence.
B. Nietzsche.
Nietzsche: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Beyond Good and Evil-selections.
Twilight of The Idols, Or, How One Philosophizes With a Hammer-selections.
Thus Spake Zarathustra, selections.
The Will to Power-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Nietzsche's Influence.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Existentialism.
Bibliography.
Study Questions.
V. PHENOMENOLOGY.
Prologue to Phenomenology.
A. Brentano.
Brentano: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Brentano's Influence.
B. Husserl.
Husserl: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Ideas: General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology selections.
Phenomenology of Internal Time-Consciousness, selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Husserl's Influence.
C. Meinong.
Meinong: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
On the theory of Objects-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Meinong's Influence.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Phenomenology.
Bibliography.
Study Questions.
VI. LOGICISM.
Prologue to Logicism.
A. Boole
Boole: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
The Laws of Thought-selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Boole's Influence.
B. Frege.
Frege: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
On Sense and Reference.
Philosophical Bridges: Frege's Influence.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Logicism.
Bibliography.
VII. POSITIVISM, UTILITARIANISM AND MARXISM.
Prologue to the Positivism, Utilitarianism, and Marxism.
A. Comte.
Comte: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
The Positive Philosophy, selections.
Philosophical Bridges: The Positivist Influence.
B. Bentham.
Bentham: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Principles of Morals and Legislation selections.
Philosophical Bridges: Bentham's Influence.
C. Mill.
Mill: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Utilitarianism, selections.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Utilitarianism.
D. Marx.
Marx: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
Communist Manifesto selections.
Alienation, from Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844.
The Power of Money, from Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts.
Philosophical Bridges: The Marxist Influence.
Bibliography.
Study Questions.
VIII. AMERICAN PRAGMATISM.
Prologue to Pragmatism.
A. Peirce.
Peirce: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
The Fixation of Belief.
How to Make Our Ideas Clear.
Philosophical Bridges: Pierce's Influence.
B. James.
James: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
The Will to Believe.
Does Consciousness Exist?.
Philosophical Bridges: James's Influence.
C. Dewey.
Dewey: A Biographical History.
Philosophical Overview.
The Development of American Pragmatism.
Philosophical Bridges: Dewey's Influence.
Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Pragmatism.
Bibliography.
Philosophical Bridges: The 19th Century Influence.
Coda: 19th Century Philosophy Today.