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Book The Life of Reason

    Book Details:
  • Author : George Santayana
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 0262016745
  • Pages : 403 pages

Download or read book The Life of Reason written by George Santayana and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santayana's Life of Reason, published in five books from 1905 to 1906, ranks as one of the greatest works in modern philosophical naturalism. Acknowledging the natural material bases of human life, Santayana traces the development of the human capacity for appreciating and cultivating the ideal. It is a capacity he exhibits as he articulates a continuity running through animal impulse, practical intelligence, and ideal harmony in reason, society, art, religion, and science. The work is an exquisitely rendered vision of human life lived sanely. In this first book of the work, Santayana provides an account of how the human animal develops instinct, passion, and chaotic experience into rationality and ideal life. Inspired by Aristotle's De Anima, Darwin's evolutionary theory, and William James's The Principles of Psychology, Santayana contends that the requirements of action in a hazardous and uncertain environment are the sources of the development of mind. More specifically, instinct and imagination are crucial to the emergence of reason from chaos. Separating himself from the typical thought of the time by his recognition of the imagination, Santayana in this volume offers extensive critiques of various philosophies of mind, including those of Kant and the British empiricists. This Critical Edition, volume VII of The Works of George Santayana, includes a chronology, notes, bibliography, textual commentary, lists of variants, and other tools useful to Santayana scholars.

Book The Life of Reason  The Phases of Human Progress

Download or read book The Life of Reason The Phases of Human Progress written by George Santayana and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published between 1905-06, 'The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress' by Spanish-born American philosopher George Santayana is written in five volumes: Reason in Common Sense, Reason in Society, Reason in Religion, Reason in Art, and Reason in Science.

Book The Life of Reason

Download or read book The Life of Reason written by George Santayana and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Life of Reason  Or  The Phases of Human Progress  Reason in science

Download or read book The Life of Reason Or The Phases of Human Progress Reason in science written by George Santayana and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Life of Reason  Or  The Phases of Human Progress

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Book The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress  critical edition  Volume 7

Download or read book The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress critical edition Volume 7 written by George Santayana and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third of five books in one of the greatest works in modern philosophical naturalism. Santayana's Life of Reason, published in five books from 1905 to 1906, ranks as one of the greatest works in modern philosophical naturalism. Acknowledging the natural material bases of human life, Santayana traces the development of the human capacity for appreciating and cultivating the ideal. It is a capacity he exhibits as he articulates a continuity running through animal impulse, practical intelligence, and ideal harmony in reason, society, art, religion, and science. The work is an exquisitely rendered vision of human life lived sanely. In this third book, Santayana offers a naturalistic interpretation of religion. He believes that religion is ignoble if regarded as a truthful depiction of real beings and events; but regarded as poetry, it might be the greatest source of wisdom. Santayana analyzes four characteristic religious concerns: piety, spirituality, charity, and immortality. He is at his most profound in his discussion of immortality, arguing for an ideal immortality that does not eradicate the fear of death but offers a way for mortal man to share in immortal things and live in a manner that will bestow on his successors the imprint of his soul. This critical edition, volume VII of The Works of George Santayana, includes notes, textual commentary, lists of variants and emendations, bibliography, and other tools useful to Santayana scholars. The other four books of the volume include Reason in Common Sense, Reason in Society, Reason in Art, and Reason in Science.

Book The Life of Reason  Or  The Phases of Human Progress  Reason in society

Download or read book The Life of Reason Or The Phases of Human Progress Reason in society written by George Santayana and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Life of Reason  The Phases of Human Progress

Download or read book The Life of Reason The Phases of Human Progress written by George Santayana and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress" by George Santayana. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Book The Life of Reason  Reason in society

Download or read book The Life of Reason Reason in society written by George Santayana and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Life of Reason

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Book The Life of Reason  Or  The Phases of Human Progress  Reason in art

Download or read book The Life of Reason Or The Phases of Human Progress Reason in art written by George Santayana and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Life of Reason  Or  the Phases of Human Progress

Download or read book The Life of Reason Or the Phases of Human Progress written by George Santayana and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress  critical edition  Volume 7

Download or read book The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress critical edition Volume 7 written by George Santayana and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth of five books in one of the greatest works in modern philosophical naturalism. Santayana's Life of Reason, published in five books from 1905 to 1906, ranks as one of the greatest works in modern philosophical naturalism. Acknowledging the natural material bases of human life, Santayana traces the development of the human capacity for appreciating and cultivating the ideal. It is a capacity he exhibits as he articulates a continuity running through animal impulse, practical intelligence, and ideal harmony in reason, society, art, religion, and science. The work is an exquisitely rendered vision of human life lived sanely. In this fourth book, Santayana writes that art is perfectly native to human endeavor; it is the paradigm of all productive activity. Any worthwhile work of art creates an organic whole, and the whole appeals to many facets of one's nature; beauty brings these many feelings and powers into harmony. The benefits of a cultivated artistic taste contribute to the further growth and harmonization of the self in all its worthwhile activities. Art, or “the remodeling of nature by reason,” is, according to Santayana, the most generic form of rational activity; hence the life of reason falls within its domain. The conduct of the life of reason is the supreme art. This critical edition, volume VII of The Works of George Santayana, includes notes, textual commentary, lists of variants and emendations, an index, and other tools useful to Santayana scholars. The other four books of the volume are Reason in Common Sense, Reason in Society, Reason in Religion, and Reason in Science.

Book The Life of Reason  Or  The Phases of Human Progress

Download or read book The Life of Reason Or The Phases of Human Progress written by George Santayana and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Life of Reason

    Book Details:
  • Author : George Santayana
  • Publisher : Palala Press
  • Release : 2015-11-19
  • ISBN : 9781346929392
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book The Life of Reason written by George Santayana and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress  critical edition  Volume 7

Download or read book The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress critical edition Volume 7 written by George Santayana and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book in Santayana's masterwork of philosophical naturalism argues that science crowns the life of reason. Santayana's Life of Reason, published in five books from 1905 to 1906, ranks as one of the greatest works in modern philosophical naturalism. Acknowledging the natural material bases of human life, Santayana traces the development of the human capacity for appreciating and cultivating ideals. It is a capacity he exhibits as he articulates a continuity running through animal impulse, practical intelligence, and ideal harmony in reason, society, art, religion, and science. The work is an exquisitely rendered vision of human life lived sanely. In this fifth book, Santayana concludes his monumental work with a defense of science and a critique of major rivals to the cognitive ascendancy of science. Indeed, Santayana writes that science crowns the “whole life of Reason.” He finds two kinds of science, physics and dialectic; considers the role of history; examines the mechanisms of nature; defends scientific psychology; discusses pre-rational morality, rational ethics, and post-rational morality; and argues that science contains all trustworthy knowledge. This Critical Edition, volume VII of The Works of George Santayana, includes notes, textual commentary, lists of variants and emendations, an index, and other tools useful to Santayana scholars. The other four books of the volume are Reason in Common Sense, Reason in Society, Reason in Religion, and Reason in Art.