JOURNEY IN BEING

Ways of Being

Level 3 Outline

CONTENTS

Introduction… 1

Foundation… 1

Journey in Being… 1

The Fundamental Problems… 2

Lexicon… 2

Sources and Influences… 2

Index… 2

The Author… 2

INTRODUCTION

This chapter is introduction to the journey and (sections marked*) preface to the essay

Introduction to the Journey in Being

Journey. Origins and Paths. The Ambitions and their Evolution. Individual and Universal Aspects. Journey-Quest

Being

The Form of the Essay

On the Publication of the Essay*

Introduction to the Ideas, Themes and Methods

On Thinking: Introduction to some Principles of Thought (meaning arriving at valid knowledge, sound judgment… and not restricted to ‘thought’ in its limited sense)

On Thinking: Summation

Core Arguments and Achievements (arguments have had some discussion above; achievements include conclusions and results)

Outline*

Audience*

Reading the Essay*

Prospects

Foundation and Concepts

The Journey

FOUNDATION

Introduction to the Theory of Being

The Nature and Concepts of Being. Existence

Principles of Thought

Expectations for a Theory of Being

Outline of The Theory of Being: Metaphysics, Logic, and Cosmology

Implications of The Theory

Metaphysics

Introduction to Metaphysics

Being, Mind, Universe, Void, Logos, the Normal

Logos, Form and Logic

Object, Identity and the Individual, Truth

Becoming, Order and Chaos (Indeterminism,) Mechanism and Explanation

Are there Absolute Principles of Thought?

Logic

Logic as Analysis of Necessary or Constitutive Form

Logic and the Possibility of Metaphysics. Certainty

Logic and Argument. Deductive Logics. Science

Logic and the Void

Criticisms

Cosmology

General Cosmology, Order and Chaos

Two Divides in the Evolution of Being: Cosmos and Symbol

Normal Cosmology. Local or Physical Cosmologies. Application – Theoretical Physics

Identity

Human Being and Society

Human Being: Organism and Origins

Human Mind, Order and Chaos

Experience: Feeling, Awareness, and Consciousness. Characterizing Mind: Extension to the Root. Aspects of Mind: perceptive / receptive or Attitude, reflective or Null, and active or Action

Psychology in a Normal World. Introduction to the Elements of Mind

Function. The Categories

Growth, Development and Meaning. Mind, Symbol and Value as a Proximate Account of Being

Language, Logic and Culture

Society, Order and Chaos

Desirability. The Highest Ideal

Faith

The Concept and Nature of Faith

Faith, Reason and Chaos

Religion, Myth and Charisma

Religions of the World

The Place and Future of Religion. Bridging

Criticism, Conclusions and Prospect

Status of the Theory of Being

Two Approaches to Foundation

Conclusions on the Nature of Being

The Ultimate

JOURNEY IN BEING

Aims

Map of the Journey: what has been Accomplished

Background: History of Knowledge and Exploration

Journey in Understanding

Metaphysics and the Journey: Knowledge, its Human Tradition and Transformation

Ideas as Journey. Philosophy in Light of the Theory of Being

Transformation

Background

Realization

Dynamics of Transformation

Experiments in Transformation

Construction of Being

Action, Ideals and Society

The Journey Continues

After the Journey

THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS

Problems of Being and Knowledge

Being and Transformation

Knowledge

Program of Study, Research and Experiment

Ideas: Aspects of Being

Transformation

Status and Future of the Essay

Subsequent Editions

LEXICON

SOURCES AND INFLUENCES

Bibliographic Information

INDEX

THE AUTHOR