Contents · Ancient Philosophy

INTRODUCTION · p. 1–4

PART I.—ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY.

CHAPTER I. THE HEBREWS · p. 5–31
- Section 1. Grounds of Hebrew Philosophy · p. 5
- 2. Hebrew Philosophy · p. 19
- 3. The Prophets · p. 26
CHAPTER II. EGYPTIANS, PHŒNICIANS, ASSYRIANS · p. 32–36
CHAPTER III. HINDOO PHILOSOPHY · p. 37–53
- Section 1. The Philosophy latent in the Religion · p. 37
- 2. The Philosophy developed—The Bhagavad Gita · p. 40
- 3. The Philosopher separating himself from the Priest · p. 52
CHAPTER IV. CHINESE PHILOSOPHY · p. 54–73
- Khoung-fou-Tseu · p. 54
- Meng-Tseu · p. 69
CHAPTER V. PERSIAN PHILOSOPHY · p. 73–81
- Zerduscht · p. 73
CHAPTER VI. GRECIAN PHILOSOPHY · p. 82–245
- Division I. Philosophy before the Time of Socrates · p. 82–114
  - Section 1. Greek Wisdom in the Legendary Ages · p. 82
  - 2. The beginning of Philosophy · p. 87
    - Thales · p. 89
  - 3. The First School · p. 93
    - Anaximander · p. 94
    - Anaximenes · p. 95
    - Heraclitus · p. 95
    - Democritus · p. 98
    - Empedocles · p. 99
    - Anaxagoras · p. 100
  - 4. Pythagoras · p. 102
  - 5. Xenophanes, Parmenides, Zeno · p. 109
- Division II. Greek Philosophy from Socrates to Aristotle · p. 114–176
  - Section 1. Athens in the Time of Socrates—The Sophists · p. 114
  - 2. Socrates · p. 122
  - 3. The Socratics · p. 135
    - The Cyrenaic School · p. 135
      - Aristippus · p. 135
      - Theodorus · p. 135
      - Hegesias · p. 135
      - Anniceris · p. 135
    - The Cynic School · p. 137
      - Antisthenes · p. 137
      - Diogenes · p. 137
    - The Megarian School · p. 137
      - Euclides · p. 137
      - Eubulides · p. 137
      - Diodorus · p. 137
      - Stilpo · p. 137
  - 4. Plato · p. 138
- Division III. Aristotle · p. 176–231
  - Section 1. Aristotle the beginner of a New Epoch · p. 176
  - 2. Relation of Aristotle to Plato · p. 179
  - 3. The Logical Treatises of Aristotle · p. 186
  - 4. The Physics of Aristotle · p. 192
  - 5. The Metaphysics of Aristotle · p. 197
  - 6. Aristotelian Psychology · p. 218
  - 7. The Aristotelian Ethics · p. 221
  - 8. Politics of Aristotle · p. 230
- Division IV. The Later Sects · p. 231–245
  - Section 1. Greece after the Time of Alexander · p. 231
  - 2. Epicurus · p. 235
  - 3. Stoicism · p. 238
  - 4. The Academic · p. 243
CHAPTER VII. ROMAN PHILOSOPHY · p. 245–254
- Section 1. Roman History and Mythology · p. 245
- 2. Origin of Latin Philosophy · p. 246
- 3. The Roman Epicurean · p. 248
- 4. The Roman Stoic · p. 250
- 5. The Proper Roman Philosophy · p. 251
CHAPTER VIII. THE ALEXANDRIAN PHILOSOPHY · p. 254
- Section 1. Alexandria · p. 254
- 2. The Jewish Philosophy · p. 256