On Santayana

by Lachs, John

• ISBN13: 9780534583828
• ISBN10: 0534583822
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-14
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

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.

Table of Contents

1. LIFE AND INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND	1	(6)
2. OVERVIEW OF SYSTEM	7	(5)
3. SKEPTICISM	12	(5)
4. ONTOLOGY	17	(4)
5. ANIMAL FAITH	21	(4)
6. MATERIALISM	25	(7)
7. ESSENCES	32	(5)
8. MORALITY	37	(5)
9. REASON AND TRAGEDY	42	(4)
10. THE PSYCHE	46	(3)
11. FOLK PSYCHOLOGY	49	(4)
12. PURPOSIVENESS	53	(3)
13. PICTORIAL SPACE AND SENTIMENTAL TIME	56	(3)
14. SPIRIT AND SPIRITUALITY	59	(7)
15. BEAUTY	66	(3)
16. REALISM AND KNOWLEDGE	69	(6)
17. TRUTH	75	(3)
18. RELIGION	78	(5)
19. AN OPTIMIST?	83	(4)
20. A PRAGMATIST?	87	(2)
21. AN ECLECTIC SYSTEM?	89	(2)
22. ASSESSMENT	91	(10)
FURTHER READING	101