A PRIMER OF GREEK THOUGHT BY FOSTER PARTRIDGE BOSWELL Professor of Philosophy at GENEVA, NEW YORK W. F. HUMPHREY, PUBLISHER 1923 COPYRIGHT 1923 PRESS OF W. F. HUMPHREY, GENEVA, N. Y B171 PREFACE This book is intended not only for college students beginning the History of Philosophy, but also for those of the general public who may desire to obtain, at this critical time, an understanding of the intellectual framework of our world. I have, therefore, endeavored to present in a manner more vivid and direct than that of the usual text book, the main doctrines and principles of Classical Philosophy. Important as an understanding and appreciation of Greek Philosophy was before the Great War began, it is still more important now. For Greek thought is fundamental to half our civilization. The principles which Greek philosophers discovered, joined with the truths of Christianity, constitute the guiding principles of progress of the Western World. The present current of great events has brought knowledge of such principles from the realm of inspiration and remembrance to the domain of immediate practical application. My indebtedness is gratefully acknowledged to the work of many writers, especially to that of George Santayana, to Windelband's "History of Philosophy," and to Jowett's translations of Plato's Dialogues from which passages were quoted; and also to my friends of the Faculty and Students of Hobart and Wm. Smith Colleges for inspiration and assistance. Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y. August 15, 1923 FOSTER P. BOSWELL. |