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Santayana the philosopher : philosophy as a form of life / Daniel Moreno ; translated by Charles Padron.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moreno, Daniel, 1961- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Santayana, George, 1863-1952.
- Santayana, George.
- Santayana, George, -- 1863-1952.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : Bucknell University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Regarding Santayana it has been claimed that he lacks a system while contradicting himself in outrageous ways.An attentive analysis of his complete oeuvre, however, reveals something else entirely.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Author's Preface
- Translator's Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- A Portrait of Santayana
- Methodology
- Santayana the Philosopher
- Notes
- Abbreviations for Santayana's Works
- Santayana Chronology
- 1 Philosophy as a Form of Life
- Ironic Nihilism
- Platonic Materialism
- Spiritual Atheism
- Apologia Pro Mente Sua
- Classical and Modern Sources
- Contemporary Philosophical Currents
- 2 Knowledge and Reality
- The Golden Thread of Philosophy
- A System of Philosophy
- Scepticism and Animal Faith
- Attaining the Heights of Skepticism
- Descent from the Ultimate Skepticism
- Realms of Being
- Realm of Essence
- Realm of Matter
- Realm of Truth
- Realm of Spirit
- Santayana and Classical Philosophical Problems
- 3 The Social Warp
- Political Philosophy from the Spirit's Perspective
- On Liberalism and Democracy
- Dominations and Powers
- Dominations, Powers, and Virtues
- Political Testament
- Santayana and His Political Circumstances
- 4 Philosophy and Novel in The Last Puritan
- A Philosophical Parable
- Reality and Fiction
- Lord Jim, Oliver, and Mario
- Transcendentalism and Platonism
- Santayana and Oliver: A Cervantine Crossroads
- 5 Spiritual Testament
- Apollo and Dionysus
- From the Life of Reason to the Spiritual Life
- Spiritual Life from the Materialist Perspective
- How to Live in Barbaric Times
- The Idea of Christ as an Alternative
- The Long Road Toward Union
- Bibliography
- Primary Sources
- Spanish-Language Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Index
- About the Author and Translator.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61148-656-4
- OCLC:
- 904694862
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