“…Most people think about philosophical problems without realizing it. Introducing the uninitiated to the world of philosophical inquiry, this book examines nine philosophical problems fundamental to everyday living. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…From Early thinker to Social Scientists -- 1 Knowledge and Wisdom Across Cultures -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Unabated Learning and Unbounded Knowledge -- 1.3 Pearls of Wisdom Along Highways of Time -- 1.4 Need for a Modern Science of Knowledge -- 1.5 Inception and Use of Business Machines -- 1.6 Information and its Current Deployment -- 1.6.1 Mostly Human: Senate, Legal, and Judiciary Use -- 1.6.2 Current - Organizational (Un, Church, Religious) -- 1.6.3 Evolving Use of Social Machines -- 1.6.4 Use of Federal and Legal Machines -- 1.7 Internet and Knowledge Revolution -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 From Philosophers to Knowledge Machines -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 From Immanuel Kant to george Herbert Mead -- 2.2.1 Kant as a Meta-Physicist -- 2.2.2 Mead as a Social Psychologist -- 2.3 From Henry Ford to Peter Drucker -- 2.3.1 Ford and Model T Automobiles -- 2.3.2 Drucker and Management Sciences -- 2.3.3 The Unison of Social Sciences and Physical Sciences -- 2.3.4 Machine Architecture from Knowledge Functions -- 2.3.5 Generalization of the Structure of Knowledge Science -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Affirmative Knowledge and Positive Human Nature -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Use of Scientific and AI-Based Machines -- 3.2.1 Evolving Use of Knowledge and Internet Machines -- 3.2.2 Incremental Changes in Society -- 3.3 Duality of Natural Forces and Human Traits -- 3.4 THE Fine Side of Human Nature -- 3.4.1 Integrated Changes in Society -- 3.4.2 Gradual Transition in the Knowledge Domain -- 3.4.3 Positive Social Change: Betterment and Enhancement -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 Negative Knowledge and Aggressive Human Nature -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Coarse Side of Human Nature…”

“…This truly philosophical book takes us back to fundamentals - the sheer experience of proof, and the enigmatic relation of mathematics to nature. …”

“…This book presents a critical evaluation of the doctrine of the Trinity, tracing its development and investigating the intellectual, philosophical, and theological background that shaped this influential doctrine of Christianity. …”

“…Given the shared conviction about the indubitability of I-consciousness, this book analyses the repeated philosophical adventures over centuries to understand its enigmatic character. …”