On Santayana / John Lachs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lachs, John.

Series:

Wadsworth philosophers series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Santayana, George, 1863-1952.

Santayana, George.

Physical Description:

vi, 103 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Belmont, Calif. : Thomson Wadsworth, [2006]

Summary:

ON SANTAYANA, like other titles in the Wadsworth Philosopher's Series, offers a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to this philosopher's most important ideas. Presenting the most important insights of well over a hundred seminal philosophers in both the Eastern and Western traditions, the Wadsworth Philosophers Series--edited by Robert Talisse of Vanderbilt University--contains volumes written by scholars well-versed in each featured philosopher's major works and contributions. These titles will prove valuable in a number of ways. For students, they can be read as standalone texts or, when read alongside these philosophers' often conceptually daunting works, they can be helpful resources in identifying the key ideas. For instructors, these books are handy "refreshers." For a general audience, these titles have proven themselves to be an accessible and compelling means of engaging these philosophers' many rich thoughts.

Contents:

1 Life and Intellectual Background 1

2 Overview of System 7

3 Skepticism 12

4 Ontology 17

5 Animal Faith 21

6 Materialism 25

7 Essences 32

8 Morality 37

9 Reason and Tragedy 42

10 The Psyche 46

11 Folk Psychology 49

12 Purposiveness 53

13 Pictorial Space and Sentimental Time 56

14 Spirit and Spirituality 59

15 Beauty 66

16 Realism and Knowledge 69

17 Truth 75

18 Religion 78

19 An Optimist? 83

20 A Pragmatist? 87

21 An Eclectic System? 89

22 Assessment 91.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-103)

ISBN:

0534583822

OCLC:

62878176