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100 1 _aDurant, Will,
_d1885-1981
245 1 0 _aPhilosophy and the Social Problem
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-06-05
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Philosophy and the Social Problem" by Will Durant is an analytical essay highlighting the intersection of philosophical thought with significant social issues, written in the early 20th century. The book explores how historical philosophers have addressed social problems and advocates for using philosophical inquiry to better understand and potentially resolve contemporary issues surrounding human misery and social structures. The opening of the work establishes Durant's thesis: that philosophy has consistently engaged with social problems and can still serve as a vital tool for their exploration today. He defines the "social problem" broadly as the challenge of alleviating human suffering by reforming social institutions and emphasizes the importance of understanding philosophy as a collective inquiry into experience. Durant further positions historical figures like Socrates, Plato, and Nietzsche not just as thinkers of the past, but as key voices that provide valuable insights into current social dilemmas. He suggests that these philosophical traditions can enhance our understanding and approach to present-day issues through a reciprocal examination of philosophy and social challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPhilosophy
653 _aSocial problems
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42880
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