Thoughts for Reflection

Thoughts for Reflection

1.         Why should everyone need philosophy? Do you think it necessary or a matter of option? Why?

2.         What is philosophy all about? Why?

3.         Why not “science” alone?

4.         What is precisely involved in the quest for meaning? Do you agree with V.E. Frankl, and Camus? How about Tolstoy's crisis? What about yourself?

5.         Does the fact that we search for meaning prove that there really must be some meaning to life? Suppose life is meaningless?

6.         Why are some philosophical problems “perennial”?

7.         Why go through the whole quest yourself? Why not accept ready-made answers? After all they may be true?

FRANKL, VICTOR E., MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING. Washington Square, 1963.   

 JASPER S, Karl. Way to Wisdom. New Haven, Yale University Press 1954,  The Great  Philosophers, New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1962

Kaplan, Abraham. The New World of Philosophy. New York. Random House, 1961

Maugham, W. Somerset. The Razor's Edge. Pocket Books, 1946

Ortega y Gasset, José. What is Philosophy? New York. Norton, 1960

Plato. The Apology of Socrates. Any edition of Plato's Dialogues

Dimnet, Ernest. The Art of Thinking. Connecticut, Fawcett Public, Inc

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Durant, Will. The Story of Philosophy. New York, Washington Square Press, 1961

Maritain, Jacques. An Introduction to Philosophy. New York, Sheed and Ward, 1962

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Runes, Dagobert D. The Art of Thinking. New York, Philosophical Library, 1961

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Machan, Tibor R. Introduction to Philosophical Inquiries. Boston, Alyn and Bacon, Inc., 1977.

Schweitzer, Albert. Out of My Life and Thought. Holt, Rinheart and Winston, 1961.

Taylor, A.E, Socrates. Anchor, 1963.

Descartes, René. Discourse on Method. Any edition.

Bolt, Robert. A Man for All Seasons. New York, Random House, 1962 (Vintage Books

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