Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Glossary x
5. Timeline xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I METAPHYSICS WHAT IS REAL? PLATO AND DESCARTES
8. 1. Plato: The Hunt for the Real 13
9. 2. Plato: The Net of Language 26
10. 3. Descartes: Mind and Reality 38
11. 4. Descartes: Truth and World 53
12. Part II Epistemology How can we know what is real? Hume and Kant
13. 5. Hume: The Mind is an Assemblage of Ideas 67
14. 6. Hume: Skepticism and Truth 79
15. 7. Kant: The Architecture of the Mind 92
16. 8. Kant: Virtual Reality and the Limits of Reason 105
17. Part III Ethics How might we live Authentically? Nietzsche and Arendt
18. Ethics 120
19. 9. Nietzsche: Become Who You Are! 123
20. 10. Nietzsche: The Creative Life 137
21. 11. Arendt: Think What We Are Doing! 149
22. 12. Arendt: The Political Life 161
23. Conclusion: Philosophy for Life 173
24. Suggestions for Further Reading 176
25. Bibliography 181
26. Index 188