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THE FIVE GREAT PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE
BY
WILLIAM DE WITT HYDE
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1924
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Norwood Press J.S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
CONTENTS
THE FIVE GREAT PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE
CHAPTER I
THE EPICUREAN PURSUIT OF PLEASURE
I SELECTIONS FROM THE EPICUREAN SCRIPTURES
II THE EPICUREAN VIEW OF WORK AND PLAY
III THE EPICUREAN PRICE OF HAPPINESS
IV THE DEFECTS OF EPICUREANISM
V AN EXAMPLE OF EPICUREAN CHARACTER
VI THE CONFESSIONS OF AN EPICUREAN HERETIC
CHAPTER II
STOIC SELF-CONTROL BY LAW
I THE PSYCHOLOGICAL LAW OF APPERCEPTION
II SELECTIONS FROM THE STOIC SCRIPTURES
III THE STOIC REVERENCE FOR UNIVERSAL LAW
IV THE STOIC SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
V THE STOIC PARADOXES
VI THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT OF STOICISM
VII THE PERMANENT VALUE OF STOICISM
VIII THE DEFECTS OF STOICISM
CHAPTER III
THE PLATONIC SUBORDINATION OF LOWER TO HIGHER
I THE NATURE OF VIRTUE
II RIGHTEOUSNESS WRIT LARGE
III THE CARDINAL VIRTUES
IV PLATO'S SCHEME OF EDUCATION
V RIGHTEOUSNESS THE COMPREHENSIVE VIRTUE
VI THE STAGES OF DEGENERATION
VII THE INTRINSIC SUPERIORITY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
VIII TRUTH AND ERROR IN PLATONISM
CHAPTER IV
THE ARISTOTELIAN SENSE OF PROPORTION
I ARISTOTLE'S OBJECTIONS TO PREVIOUS SYSTEMS
II THE SOCIAL NATURE OF MAN
III RIGHT AND WRONG DETERMINED BY THE END
IV THE NEED OF INSTRUMENTS
V THE HAPPY MEAN
VI THE ARISTOTELIAN VIRTUES AND THEIR ACQUISITION
VII ARISTOTELIAN FRIENDSHIP
VIII CRITICISM AND SUMMARY OF ARISTOTLE'S TEACHING
CHAPTER V
THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT OF LOVE
I THE TEACHING OF LOVE
II THE FULFILMENT OF LAW THROUGH LOVE
III THE COUNTERFEITS OF LOVE
IV THE WHOLE-HEARTEDNESS OF LOVE
V THE CULTIVATION OF LOVE
VI THE BLESSEDNESS OF LOVE
VII THE SUPREMACY OF LOVE
INDEX
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