Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 193 Faguet, Émile 1847 1916 Faguet, Emile Faguet, Auguste-Émile Gordon, Home 1871 1956 Gordon, Home Seton Charles Montagu, Sir, Bart. Initiation philosophique. English Initiation into Philosophy Text file produced by Ted Garvin, Thomas Hutchinson and PG Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "Initiation into Philosophy" by Émile Faguet is a philosophical overview written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a primer for those new to philosophy, guiding readers from ancient philosophical thought through medieval and modern developments. The author intends to spark curiosity in the foundational ideas and historical contexts of philosophical inquiry, discussing major thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and their contributions to moral and metaphysical philosophy. The opening of the text presents the author's aim to excite and engage beginners in the field of philosophy. Faguet outlines a structured approach to exploring significant philosophical epochs, beginning with the pre-Socratic thinkers and progressing through the contributions of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the evolution of ideas and their connections, serving as a scaffold for deeper exploration. Through discussions of early philosophical concepts, like the nature of reality and the beginnings of ethical thought, Faguet establishes a framework for the rest of the discourse, inviting readers to contemplate the essence of philosophical inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Philosophy -- Introductions B Text Philosophy Category: Philosophy & Ethics 294981 2025-08-04T08:33:33.849773 text/html 295501 2013-05-09T07:13:44 text/html 173431 2025-08-04T08:33:40.618736 application/epub+zip 177034 2025-08-04T08:33:36.813744 application/epub+zip 176587 2025-08-04T08:33:35.627747 application/epub+zip 362582 2025-08-04T08:33:43.623691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337340 2025-08-04T08:33:39.895745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291435 2022-09-05T03:43:50.786441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260619 2025-08-04T08:33:33.321755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260334 2013-05-09T07:13:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260326 2013-05-09T07:13:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21169 2025-08-04T08:33:43.769699 application/rdf+xml 14611 2025-08-04T08:33:36.141752 image/jpeg 3896 2025-08-04T08:33:35.881745 image/jpeg 96459 2013-05-09T07:14:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 99286 2013-05-09T07:14:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 96391 2013-05-09T07:14:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 169872 2025-08-04T08:33:33.875755 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia