TY - BOOK ID - 79000835 TI - The essential Santayana: selected writings AU - Santayana, George AU - Coleman, Martin A. PY - 2009 SN - 9780253002860 9780253221056 0253002869 9780253353481 0253353483 0253221056 1282103415 9786612103414 PB - Bloomington, Ind. Indiana University Press DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy KW - Mental philosophy KW - Humanities KW - Philosophy. KW - Philosophy, Modern KW - Philosophy, American KW - Santayana, George, KW - Santai︠a︡na, Dzhordzh, KW - Santayana, Georgius, KW - Santayana, Jorge, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:79000835 AB - Although he was born in Spain, George Santayana (1863--1952) became a uniquely American philosopher, critic, poet, and best-selling novelist. Along with his Harvard colleagues William James and Josiah Royce, he is best known as one of the founders of American pragmatism and recognized for his insights into the theory of knowledge, metaphysics, and moral philosophy. The Essential Santayana presents a selection of Santayana's most important and influential literary and philosophical work. Martin A. Coleman's critical introduction sets Santayana into the American philosophical tradition and provides context for contemporary readers, many of whom may be approaching Santayana's writings for the first time. This landmark collection reveals the intellectual and literary diversity of one of American philosophy's most lively minds. ER -