The life of reason, or, The phases of human progress . Book 2 Reason in society / / by George Santayana ; co-edited by Marianne S. Wokeck and Martin A. Coleman ; with an introduction by James Gouinlock

• Autore: Santayana George <1863-1952.>
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013
• Edizione: Critical ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy; Philosophers - United States
• Altri autori: WokeckMarianne Sophia ColemanMartin A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments -- Introduction by James Gouinlock -- Table of contents based on Scribner's first edition (1905) -- Reason in society critical edition text -- Chronology -- Appendix -- Editorial Appendix -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Influential philosopher, poet, and literary critic George Santayana (1863-1952) was a thorough naturalist, concerned with the ideal factors in human experience. He held that everything possesses a natural basis and that everything natural has an ideal development. In this one-volume edition of his early work, The Life of Reason (originally published 1905-6), Santayana argues that rational life is embodied in various ideal forms, including religion, and that religion may be embodied in reason. However, this is not to say that religion is grounded in science; rather, religion is poetic, a rendering of natural events in a dramatic form. Hence, to take so-called religious truths as literal claims is preposterous.
• Altri titoli varianti: Phases of human progress; Reason in society
• Titolo autorizzato: The life of reason, or, The phases of human progress
• ISBN: 0-262-31467-3; 0-262-31466-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811130303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Works of George Santayana