LEADER 04045nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910780427003321 005 20230721023433.0 010 $a1-282-35290-3 010 $a9786612352904 010 $a0-300-15651-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300156515 035 $a(CKB)2420000000001394 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050120 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000347032 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11266192 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000347032 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10328554 035 $a(PQKB)11342275 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420564 035 $a(DE-B1597)486217 035 $a(OCoLC)609895157 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300156515 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420564 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10348461 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235290 035 $a(OCoLC)923594572 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000001394 100 $a20090715d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe genteel tradition in American philosophy$b[electronic resource] $eand Character and opinion in the United States /$fGeorge Santayana ; edited and with an introduction by James Seaton ; with essays by Wilfred M. McClay ... [et al.] 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aRethinking the Western tradition 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-11665-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContributors -- $tContents -- $tA Note on the Texts -- $tIntroduction -- $tThe Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy -- $tPreface -- $tChapter I: The Moral Background -- $tChapter II: The Academic Environment -- $tChapter III: William James -- $tChapter IV: Josiah Royce -- $tChapter V: Later Speculations -- $tChapter VI: Materialism and Idealism in American Life -- $tChapter VII: English Liberty in America -- $tThe Unclaimed Legacy of George Santayana -- $tUnderstanding America -- $tThe Genteel Tradition and English Liberty -- $tMental Hygiene and Good Manners -- $tIndex 330 $aThis book brings together two seminal works by George Santayana, one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century: Character and Opinion in the United States, which stands with Tocqueville's Democracy in America as one the most insightful works of American cultural criticism ever written, and "The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy," a landmark text of both philosophical analysis and cultural criticism. An introduction by James Seaton situates Santayana in the intellectual and cultural context of his own time. Four additional essays include John Lachs on the ways Santayana's understanding of "the soul of America" help explain the relative peace among nationalities and ethnic groups in the United States; Wilfred M. McClay on Santayana's life of the mind as it relates to dominant trends in American culture; Roger Kimball on Santayana's "most uncommon benefice, common sense"; and James Seaton on Santayana's distinction between "English liberty" and "fierce liberty." All the essays serve to highlight the relevance of Santayana's ideas to current issues in American culture, including education, immigration, and civil rights. 410 0$aRethinking the Western tradition. 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aPhilosophy, American$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y1865-1918 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 615 0$aPhilosophy, American 676 $a973 700 $aSantayana$b George$f1863-1952.$0191013 701 $aSeaton$b James$f1944-$01467709 701 $aMcClay$b Wilfred M$0957485 701 $aSantayana$b George$f1863-1952.$0191013 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780427003321 996 $aThe genteel tradition in American philosophy$93678489 997 $aUNINA