Philosophy and The Social Problem
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PHILOSOPHY AND THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
CONTENTS
PART I HISTORICAL APPROACH
PHILOSOPHY AND THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I THE PRESENT SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SOCRATIC ETHIC
I History as Rebarbarization
II Philosophy as Disintegrator
III Individualism in Athens
IV The Sophists
V Intelligence as Virtue
VI The Meaning of Virtue
VII “Instinct” and “Reason”
VIII The Secularization of Morals
IX “Happiness” and “Virtue”
X The Socratic Challenge
CHAPTER II PLATO: PHILOSOPHY AS POLITICS
I The Man and the Artist
II How to Solve the Social Problem
III On Making Philosopher-Kings
IV Dishonest Democracy
V Culture and Slavery
VI Plasticity and Order
VII The Meaning of Justice
VIII The Future of Plato
CHAPTER III FRANCIS BACON AND THE SOCIAL POSSIBILITIES OF SCIENCE
I From Plato to Bacon
II Character
III The Expurgation of the Intellect
IV Knowledge is Power
V The Socialization of Science
VI Science and Utopia
VII Scholasticism in Science
VIII The Asiatics of Europe
CHAPTER IV SPINOZA ON THE SOCIAL PROBLEM[82]
I Hobbes
II The Spirit of Spinoza
III Political Ethics
IV Is Man a Political Animal?
V What the Social Problem Is
VI Free Speech
VII Virtue as Power
VIII Freedom and Order
IX Democracy and Intelligence
X The Legacy of Spinoza
CHAPTER V NIETZSCHE
I From Spinoza to Nietzsche
II Biographical
III Exposition
IV Criticism
V Nietzsche Replies
VI Conclusion
PART II SUGGESTIONS
CHAPTER I SOLUTIONS AND DISSOLUTIONS
I The Problem
II “Solutions”
III Dissolutions
CHAPTER II THE RECONSTRUCTIVE FUNCTION OF PHILOSOPHY
I Epistemologs
II Philosophy as Control
III Philosophy as Mediator between Science and Statesmanship
CHAPTER III ORGANIZED INTELLIGENCE
I The Need
II The Organization of Intelligence
III Information of Panacea
IV Sex, Art, and Play in Social Reconstruction
V Education
CHAPTER IV THE READER SPEAKS
I The Democratization of Aristocracy
II The Professor as Buridan’s Ass
III Is Information Wanted?
IV Finding Mæcenas
V The Chance of Philosophy
CONCLUSION
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