Santayana, George(1863–1952)
George Santayana, the philosopher and man of letters, was born in Madrid. His parents separated within a few years of his birth, and his mother went to live in Bost...
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George Santayana (1863-1952), Spanish and American philosopher, developed a personal form of critical realism that was skeptical, materialistic, and humanistic.George Santayana was unique among Americ...
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George Santayana is widely regarded as one of the great philosophers and men of letters of our time. A prolific author, he is well known for his many books and scores of articles on philosophy, religi...
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George Santayana is one of the most notable, and paradoxical, figures in American intellectual life. He is, for example, a philosopher whose work combines naturalism and platonism; whose philosophy is...
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George Santayana is perhaps best known for the critique of what he termed the "genteel tradition" in American philosophy, along with his dramatic departure from Harvard University and emigration from ...
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George Santayana occupies a unique position in the history of Western philosophy, American philosophy, and American belles lettres. Born in Madrid to a Spanish father and a Scottish mother, Santayana ...
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Today is Tuesday, March 27, the 86th day of 2007. There are 279 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 27, 1977, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747, attempting to tak...
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Today is Monday, May 7, the 127th day of 2007. There are 238 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 7, 1915, nearly 1,200 people died when a German torpedo sank the British liner...
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Today is Friday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2007. There are 143 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 10, 1846, President James Polk signed a measure establishing the Smithsonia...
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It's always interesting when a powerful institution takes a public look at itself. Last Sunday, The New York Times published a review of Buried by The Times: The Holocaust and America's Most Import...
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Santayana, George (1863–1952)
George Santayana
George Santayana
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