Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Abbreviations and Method of Citation xiii
5. Preface xv
6. “The Philosopher”?
7. The Man and His Work 3
8. Researcher, Scholar, and Philosopher 15
9. Knowledge and Science
10. The Phenomenology of Knowledge 23
11. Forms of Rationality 31
12. Proofs and Principles 49
13. Four Methodical Maxims 61
14. Physics and Metaphysics
15. Natural Philosophy 69
16. Biology and Psychology 85
17. First Philosophy, or Metaphysics 95
18. Cosmology and Theology 103
19. Ontology and Language 111
20. Ethics and Politics
21. Practical Philosophy 129
22. Theory of Action 135
23. The Good Life 147
24. Political Anthropology 163
25. Political Justice 175
26. The Reception
27. Antiquity and the Middle Ages 189
28. The Modern Age and the Present 199
29. Chronology 205
30. Bibliography 209
31. Index of Personal Names 225
32. General Index 231