The name of the book itself is the indicator of what would be the subject matter of it. This book contains the essence of general philosophy right from the need and origin of philosophy till the absolute-the embodiment of Truth, Beauty and God. The book touches the meaning of philosophy, its scope, commonsense, metaphysics, Epistemology, Theology, Religion, Logic, etc. Different methods of philosophy, Judgement and Inference, Idealism, Nature of Causality Cosmogony, Cosmology, Ontology, Philosophy of the Soul, Mind and Body and Value and Reality are some of the topics that explain a vast number of theories under their heads. More than sufficient care has been taken to place every topic and sub-topic in the book so that the reader finds the book meaningful and readable.
