Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references.

pt. 1. Prolegomena to the history of philosophy : an outline of the subject. Definition of philosophy ; Source of philosophy ; Origin of philosophical objects ; The task of philosophy ; Sin and philosophy ; Pluriformity and philosophy ; Redemption of philosophy ; Renewal of philosophy ; Philosophy today ; Philosophy and the future ; Aim of this subject ; Value of this subject ; Limitations of this subject ; Presuppositions of this subject ; Methods of this subject ; Scope of this subject ; Perspective of this subject ; Contrast between true and false philosophy ; Illustrative charts ; The various religious basic motives ; Chapter divisions -- pt. 2. Pre-Babelic philosophy : from creation to the origin of the nations. Survey ; God ; The good angels ; The fallen angels ; Adam ; Cain ; Noah ; Shem ; Ham ; Jappeth ; Nimrod ; Summary -- pt. 3. Ancient eastern philosophy : the hegemony of the orient. Survey ; Why the philosophies of different nations exhibit both similarities and dissimilarities ; General characteristics of the various oriental philosophies ; Egyptian philosophy ; Mesopotamian philosophy ; Hebrew philosophy ; Indian philosophy ; Chinese philosophy ; Summary -- pt. 4. Ancient Greek philosophy : the hegemony of Hellas. Introduction ; Survey ; The Ionian materialists ; Pythagoras and the Eleatics ; Empedocles, Anaxagoras, and the Atomists ; Pre-Socratics in general ; The Epistemists ; Socrates ; Plato ; Aristotle ; The Hedonists ; The stoics ; Syncretistic non-Christian philosophers ; Summary -- pt. 5. Early Christian philosophy : the thinkers of the ancient church. Survey ; Jesus Christ ; The Holy Spirit ; The Apostles ; The apostolic fathers ; The Christian apologists ; Early gnostics ; The anti-gnostic fathers ; The Alexandrine fathers ; Various early enemies of Christianity ; The Christological controversies ; Augustine ; Summary -- pt. 6. Mediaeval western philosophy : stagnation and synthesis. Survey ; Islamic philosophy ; Jewish philosophy ; Orthodox Christian philosophy ; Pseudo-Christian philosophy ; Scholastic philosophy ; Thomas Aquinas ; Voluntaristic philosophy ; Mysticistic philosophy ; Summary -- pt. 7. Western philosophy in decline : the apostasy of humanism. Survey ; The pre-renaissance ; The renaissance proper ; Rationalism ; Empiricism ; Radical humanism ; Neo-mysticism ; Phenomenalism ; Idealism ; Psychologism ; Socialism ; Evolutionism ; Positivism ; Pragmatism ; Neo-realism ; Logical positivism ; Existentialism ; Pseudo-Christian philosophy ; Summary -- pt. 8. The rebirth of true philosophy : the continuing reformation. Survey ; The pre-Reformation ; The Reformation proper ; Modern Dutch Christian philosophy ; Modern South African philosophy ; Modern North American Christian philosophy ; Modern Christian philosophy in other countries ; Summary.