First Principles of Philosophy: Metaphysics, Logic, Ethics, Psychology, Epistemology, Esthetics and Theurgy

by Manly P. Hall

This simple and informal approach to the study of philosophy offers a straightforward explanation and interpretation of the seven departments of Metaphysics, the Nature of Being and of God; Logic, the Rule of Reason; Ethics, the Code of Conduct; Psychology, the Science of the Soul; Epistemology, the Nature of Knowledge; Esthetics, the Urge to Beauty; and Theurgy, the Living of Wisdom. Illustrated. Comprehensive index.

Genres: Philosophy, Metaphysics

199 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1996

About the author

Canadian born, Manly Palmer Hall is the author of over 150 published works, the best known of which are Initiates of the Flame, The Story of Healing, The Divine Art,Aliens Magick and Sorcery The Secret Teachings of All Ages, and An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy.
He was also the author of a masonic curiosity, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry in 1923, more than thirty years before he joined a lodge. The preface of later editions states "At the time I wrote this slender volume, I had just passed my twenty-first birthday, and my only contact with Freemasonry was through a few books commonly available to the public." Later, in 1944, he wrote The Secret Destiny of America which popularized the myth of a masonic purpose for the founding of the USA. In 1950 he weighed in again on the meaning of Freemasonry with his booklet: Masonic Orders of Fraternity.
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Initiated: June 28, 1954
Passed: September 20, 1954
Raised November 22, 1954
Jewel Lodge No. 374
Source: Grand Lodge of California records ; William R. Denslow, 10,000 Famous Freemasons, vol. ii. Trenton, MO. : Missouri Lodge of Research / Educational Bureau, Royal Arch Mason Magazine, 1958. p. 165.

Reviews

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A rare gem of a book - a primer for the study and praxis of divine philosophy. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand ancient philosophy from a practical view point.

[Andreas · Rating 4 out of 5]

How do you summarize a book that reviewed the main areas of philosophy from a perspective of the ancient mysteries on less than 200 pages? You don't!. This book might serve and a guideline for the readers further journey into the ancient mysteries and/or as a practical guide to a more philosophical way of life. Many of us want to know if we are mortal, or if there is something immortal in us that does not die when our body dies? Does it matter how we live or does it not? What does it mean to be happy and how do we achieve happiness? Can I prepare myself to die well, instead of clinging to this failing vessel for just another day? And if this day is given to me, will I live it differently than the previous day, or waste it in the hope of yet another day? All this and so much more tries this book to bring into the reader's mind and it does a good job in my opinion.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Healing book for Soul 🌞♥️