Overheard in Seville 2015

Overheard in Seville 2015 PDF Author:
Publisher: Santayana Edition
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 90

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An annual publication, Overheard in Seville: Bulletin of the Santayana Society includes scholarly articles on American philosopher, poet, critic, and best-selling novelist George Santayana as well as announcements of publications and meetings pertaining to Santayana scholarship.

Overheard in Seville 2015

Overheard in Seville 2015 PDF Author:
Publisher: Santayana Edition
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 90

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Book Description
An annual publication, Overheard in Seville: Bulletin of the Santayana Society includes scholarly articles on American philosopher, poet, critic, and best-selling novelist George Santayana as well as announcements of publications and meetings pertaining to Santayana scholarship.

Overheard in Seville 2016

Overheard in Seville 2016 PDF Author:
Publisher: Santayana Edition
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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An annual publication, Overheard in Seville: Bulletin of the Santayana Society includes scholarly articles on American philosopher, poet, critic, and best-selling novelist George Santayana as well as announcements of publications and meetings pertaining to Santayana scholarship.

Overheard in Seville 2014

Overheard in Seville 2014 PDF Author:
Publisher: Santayana Edition
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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An annual publication, Overheard in Seville: Bulletin of the George Santayana Society includes scholarly articles on American philosophy, poet, critic, and best-selling novelist George Santayana as well as announcements of publications and meetings pertaining to Santayana Scholarship.

Life as Insinuation

Life as Insinuation PDF Author: Katarzyna Kremplewska
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438473958
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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In this book, Katarzyna Kremplewska offers a thorough analysis of Santayana's conception of human self, viewed as part of his larger philosophy of life. Santayana emerges as an author of a provocative philosophy of drama, in which human life is acted out. Kremplewska demonstrates how his thought addresses the dynamics of human self in this context and the possibility of sustaining self-integrity while coping with the limitations of finite life. Focusing on particular aspects of Santayana's thought such as his conception of the tragic aspect of existence, and the role of the doctrine of spirit in his philosophical anthropology and critique of culture, this book also sets Santayana's thought in substantial dialogue with other thinkers, such as Heidegger, Bergson, and Nietzsche. Like Santayana's philosophy, this book seeks to build passages between theoretical reflection and practical life with the possibility of a good life in view.

John Lachs's Practical Philosophy

John Lachs's Practical Philosophy PDF Author: Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004367640
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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John Lachs (1934-) has been one of the most interesting American philosophers for nearly sixty years. His philosophical, educational, and public activity has been an attempt to show the relevance of philosophy to life. This is the first book dedicated to his thought. International scholars have proposed different themes in Lachs’ philosophy, so as to present its enormous potential. Lachs’ responses to his critics shows that dialogue with his critics is an inspirational activity for both sides. Lachs’ way of philosophizing can be seen as exemplary for those who want to unify and present a clear and understandable articulation of moral and philosophical messages to everyone.

Toward a Pragmatist Metaethics

Toward a Pragmatist Metaethics PDF Author: Diana Heney
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317280350
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 203

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In our current social landscape, moral questions—about economic disparity, disadvantaging biases, and scarcity—are rightly receiving attention with a sense of urgency. This book argues that classical pragmatism offers a compelling and useful account of our engagement with moral life. The key arguments are first, that a broader reading of the pragmatist tradition than is usually attempted within the context of ethical theory is necessary; and second, that this broad reading offers resources that enable us to move forward in contemporary debates about truth and principles in moral life. The first argument is made by demonstrating that there is an arc of theoretical unity that stretches from two key founders of pragmatism—Charles Sanders Peirce and William James—through the work of John Dewey and Clarence Irving Lewis. The second argument is made by engaging with contemporary debates concerning the truth-status of the judgments and assertions made in ordinary moral discourse, as well as the role and nature of moral principles. Toward a Pragmatist Metaethics will be of interest to scholars of American philosophy, American intellectual history, and moral and political theorists, as well as anyone interested in the contours and demands of shared moral discourse.

Santayana the Philosopher

Santayana the Philosopher PDF Author: Daniel Moreno
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1611486564
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Regarding Santayana it has been claimed that he lacks a system while contradicting himself in outrageous ways. An attentive analysis of his complete œuvre, however, reveals something else entirely. It is not easy to classify a thinker as a Platonic materialist, an ironic nihilist, a spiritual atheist, and a conservative without political commitment, but, if one respects his own language, one discerns an astonishing, little-known Santayana, whose philosophical leitmotif consists in: 1) detecting the numerous “false steps,” logical and moral, supplied by the imagination when it confuses things with the names that designate them, or the world with the feelings that it provokes in the human animal—these errors assume diverse faces: pantheism, moralism, egotism, subjectivism, transcendentalism, Platonism, Puritanism, and utopianism; 2) avoiding these illusions in such a way as to keep the spiritual door open as a form of life to be lived out in an honest fashion; 3) recognizing the natural origin of these temptations and asking oneself what moves humans to succumb imperceptibly to these mistakes, at times tragic, at others comical, and what precautions one can take to remain cognizant of the deceitful leaps that can hijack one’s life; and 4) proposing as an alternative the radical distinction between essence and existence, which leads him to distinguish four realms of being: the realm of essence, the realm of matter, the realm of truth, and the realm of spirit. Essence as logical identity, matter as contingent existence, truth as frozen history, and spirit as the flames that part from contingency and approximate the eternal. An attempt has been made in this book to expand on and clarify these questions.

George Santayana's Political Hermeneutics

George Santayana's Political Hermeneutics PDF Author: Katarzyna Kremplewska
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004506349
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Santayana’s political ideas, as contained in Dominations and Powers and dispersed throughout his other works, have not been given the attention they deserve. This is the first comprehensive study of Santayana’s political hermeneutics as embedded in his general philosophy and intimately connected to his cultural criticism. Managing necessity and harmonizing diversity, negative anthropology, an Apollonian individualism and naturalistic humanism, are only a few of the interpretative categories used to elucidate the dense, ambiguous and ironic ruminations of Santayana and reveal their timeliness. Discussion of other thinkers—from Plato to Ricoeur—brings to light the essentially dialogical character of his work.

The Life of Reason in an Age of Terrorism

The Life of Reason in an Age of Terrorism PDF Author: Charles Padrón
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004363319
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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With The Life of Reason in an Age of Terrorism, Charles Padrón and Kris Skowroński (editors) gather together a broad assortment of contributions that address the germaneness of George Santayana’s (1863-1952) social and political thought to the world of the early twenty-first century in general, and specifically to the phenomenon of terrorism. The essays treat a broad range of philosophical and historical concerns: the life of reason, the philosophy of the everyday, fanaticism, liberalism, barbarism, egoism, and relativism. The essays reflect a wide range of viewpoints and perspectives, but all coalesce around discussions of how Santayana’s thought fits in with and enhances an understanding of both our challenging times, and our uncertain future. Contributors are: Cayetano Estébanez, Matthew Caleb Flamm, Nóra Horváth, Jacquelyn Ann Kegley, Till Kinzel, Katarzyna Kremplewska, John Lachs, José Beltrán Llavador, Eduardo Mendieta, Daniel Moreno Moreno, Luka Nikolic, Charles Padrón, Giuseppe Patella, Daniel Pinkas, Herman Saatkamp, Jr., Matteo Santarelli, Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński and Andrés Tutor.

Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition

Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition PDF Author: Lydia Amir
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030326713
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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This book presents an original worldview, Homo risibilis, wherein self-referential humor is proposed as the path leading from a tragic view of life to a liberating embrace of human ridicule. Humor is presented as a conceptual tool for holding together contradictions and managing the unresolvable conflict of the human condition till Homo risibilis resolves the inherent tension without epistemological cost. This original approach to the human condition allows us to effectively address life’s ambiguities without losing sight of its tragic overtones and brings along far-ranging personal and social benefits. By defining the problem that other philosophies and many religions attempt to solve in terms we can all relate to, Homo risibilis enables an understanding of the Other that surpasses mere tolerance. Its egalitarian vision roots an ethic of compassion without requiring metaphysical or religious assumptions and liberates the individual for action on others’ behalf. It offers a new model of rationality which effectively handles and eventually resolves the tension between oneself, others, and the world at large. Amir’s view of the human condition transcends the field of philosophy of humor. An original worldview that fits the requirements of traditional philosophy, Homo risibilis is especially apt to answer contemporary concerns. It embodies the minimal consensus we need in order to live together and the active role philosophy should responsibly play in a global world. Here developed for the first time in a complete way, the Homo risibilis worldview is not only liberating in nature, but also illuminates the shortcomings of other philosophies in their attempts to secure harmony in a disharmonious world for a disharmonious human being.