The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress, critical edition, Volume 7
Reason in Science, Volume VII, Book Five
$143.90
- Paperback
488 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2024
Summary
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 th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262551441 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262551446 |
| Author: | George Santayana, Marianne S. Wokeck, Martin A. Coleman, James Gouinlock |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 488 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | The Works of George Santayana |
About The Author
George Santayana
George Santayana (1863-1952) was a philosopher, poet, critic, and novelist. The MIT Press has published The Letters of George Santayana in eight books and The Life of Reason in five books.
Martin A. Coleman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. He is the editor of The Essential Santayana and the director and editor of the Santayana Edition, which is publishing The Works of George Santayana.
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