Introduction to philosophy

The book of the famous German philosopher and teacher Friedrich Paul-Sen, dedicated to the analysis of the basic issues of philosophy. In the first part of the book, the author considers the problems of metaphysics, to which the ontological and cosmological and theological problems include. The second part illuminates the problems of the theory of knowledge - the problem of essence, or the relationship of knowledge to reality, and the problem of the origin of knowledge. By setting out philosophical problems in their development, the author not only gives their possible decisions proposed in the history of philosophy, but also seeks to substantiate the decision that seems correct to him. The work also contains a brief overview of ethics issues.
The book of F. Paulsen became so popular that only in Germany until 1914 she withstood twenty -four publications, was repeatedly translated into many languages, including Russian. It is recommended for philosophers, historians of philosophy, students and teachers of philosophical faculties and all interested readers