The essential Santayana : selected writings /
Although he was born in Spain, George Santayana (1863--1952) became a uniquely American philosopher, critic, poet, and best-selling novelist. Along with his Harvard colleagues William James and Josiah Royce, he is best known as one of the founders of American pragmatism and recognized for his insigh...
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| Language: | English |
| Published: | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2009. |
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Table of Contents:
- COVER; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chronology of the Life and Work of George Santayana; Bibliographical Abbreviations; About This Book; Introduction: The Essential Santayana; I. Autobiography; A General Confession (1940); My Place, Time, and Ancestry (1944); Epilogue on My Host, The World (1949); II. Skepticism and Ontology; Philosophical Heresy (1915); Preface [Scepticism and Animal Faith] (1923); There Is No First Principle of Criticism (1923); Dogma and Doubt (1923); Wayward Scepticism (1923); Ultimate Scepticism (1923); Nothing Given Exists (1923); The Discovery of Essence (1923).