The Heart of Philosophy

Philosophy as it is frequently taught in classrooms bears little relation to the impassioned and immensely practical search for self-knowledge conducted by not only its ancient avatars but also by men and woman who seek after truth today. In The Heart of the Philosophy, Jacob Needleman provides a "user's guide" for those who would take philosophy seriously enough to understand its life-transforming qualities.

Jacob Needleman is a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University.

Preface to the Tarcher/Penguin Edition	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Philosophy, Where Are You?
Introduction	p. 3
Socrates and the Myth of Responsibility	p. 19
Pythagoras	p. 44
Wendy, Sim, and Other Philosophers
Nondepartmental Offering	p. 63
Questions in the Margin	p. 73
A Strange Warmth	p. 86
Parents	p. 116
Remembering Philosophy
Eros and Ego: Toward a Redefinition of the History of Philosophy	p. 145
Reality: The Problem and the Question	p. 152
One Self: Two Worlds	p. 163
The Indestructible Question	p. 192
Conclusion	p. 223
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