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Physical order and moral liberty : previously unpublished essays of George Santayana /edited by John and Shirley Lachs by Santayana, George, 1863-1952; Lachs, John, ed; Lachs, Shirley, ed is a book available to read on EtoBox.

This book is a collection of fifty-five essays and fragments by George Santayana, from the Santayana collections of the Columbia University Library and the Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas. Although the essay included are largely philosophical in nature, none is narrowly technical. The general reader should be able to understand most of the pieces, as well as enjoy their literary quality and profit by the insights and wisdom they provide. The philosopher may draw courage from the speculative spirit of the essays and benefit by Santayana's steadfast vision and his sensitivity to distinctions. For the serious student of Santayana's thought, this volume will prove indispensable. It contains sustained philosophical studies of causation (the only ones by Santayana anywhere), substantial elaborations of Santayana's ideas on the relation of sensation to thought, and reflections on the nature of freedom and the spiritual life. In addition, Santayana develops here a new theory of "critical instants" and elaborates on his ideas of the nature of consciousness and its relations to time. Sections on the philosophy of nature and the philosophy of mind are followed by groups

Author

Santayana, George, 1863-1952; Lachs, John, ed; Lachs, Shirley, ed

Publisher

(Nashville) Vanderbilt University Press

Published

1969

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826511317

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities