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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807906403321

Autore

Lovely Edward W. <1938->

Titolo

George Santayana's philosophy of religion : his Roman Catholic influences and phenomenology / / Edward W. Lovely ; foreword by Robert S. Corrington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-283-63963-7

0-7391-7627-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

210.92

Soggetti

Religion - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: A Paradoxical "Catholic" Naturalist; Chapter Two: The Philosophical Basis for Santayana's Philosophy of Religion; Chapter Three: The Phenomenological Character of Santayana's Philosophy of the Spirit; Chapter Four: The Coherent Nature of Santayana's Philosophy of Religion; Chapter Five: Aspects of Santayana's Legacy to Religion in the Third Millennium; Selected Bibliography; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book addresses George Santayana's philosophy of religion and its basis in his overall philosophical project with an exploration of some phenomenological aspects of his approach and his potential influence on contemporary religious thought. Emphasis is placed upon his Roman Catholic and Greek influences and his constructionist viewpoint toward Catholic symbols and dogma.