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As the First World War raged, Santayana cast a suspicious eye on German philosophy. Finding something sinister, hollow, and aggressive amidst its genius, he nevertheless describes for the general reader the ideas of Goethe, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and others-and does so with relative objectivity.
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Comparing the lived world with the ideal world, noted American philosophical naturalist, poet, and literary critic George Santayana (1863-1952) seeks in this influential compilation of his earlier works to outline the ancient ideal of a well-ordered life, one in which reason is the organizing force that recognizes the need to allocate science, religion, art, social concerns, and practical wisdom their proper role and appropriate emphasis within the...
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Published in 1920, this collection of essays and lectures features Santayana's impressions of American national character. He discusses topics, such as morality, academia, materialism, idealism, and liberty—as well as people, such as William James and Josiah Royce. "There is much forgetfulness," he writes in his preface, "much callow disrespect for what is past or alien; but there is a fund of vigour, goodness, and hope."
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It is remarkably appropriate that this work on aesthetics should have been written by George Santayana, who is probably the most brilliant philosophic writer and the philosopher with the strongest sense of beauty since Plato. It is not a dry metaphysical treatise, as works on aesthetics so often are, but is itself a fascinating document: as much a revelation of the beauty of language as of the concept of beauty.
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Concebida como antesala de Los reinos del ser, sistematización en clave ontológica de su pensamiento, Escepticismo y fe animal posiblemente sea la obra filosófica más lograda de Santayana. La "crítica del conocimiento"-empresa que abarca el arco completo de la filosofía moderna, desde Descartes hasta Kant y Fichte-es sometida aquí a un reexamen radical que removerá sus cimientos y trastocará profundamente sus resultados. Santayana nos embarca...
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Detailed presentation of American philosopher's pragmatic concept of epistemology, isolation of realms of existents and subsistents. Chapters include "There is No First Principle of Criticism," Dogma and Doubt," "Wayward Scepticism," "Doubts About Self-Consciousness," "Doubts About Change," "Ultimate Scepticism," "Nothing Given Exists," "Some Authorities for This Conclusion," and "The Discovery of Essence."
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"I am no specialist in the study of Lucretius, I am not a Dante scholar nor a Goethe scholar....My excuse for writing about them, notwithstanding, is merely the human excuse which every new poet has for writing about the spring. They have attracted me, they have moved me to reflection, they have revealed to me certain aspects of nature and of philosophy which I am prompted by mere sincerity to express, if anybody seems interested or willing to listen."
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George Santayana's renowned work of moral philosophy outlines his vision of the ideal life. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana's The Life of Reason stands as one of the most influential and beautifully written works of philosophical naturalism. In it, Santayana articulates his vision of human progression from chaos to reason and the pursuit of the ideal life. Focusing his thought on the lived experiences...
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This book contains five essays on modern philosophy, and over the years has come to be a very well respected collection. This version has been specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK, and contains the original author's supplementary notes, in addition to an easy-to-navigate table of contents.
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