Character and opinion in the United States, with reminiscences of William James and Josiah royce and academic life in America, George Santayana
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Character and opinion in the United States, with reminiscences of William James and Josiah royce and academic life in America, George Santayana
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Character and opinion in the United States
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electronic resource
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George Santayana
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with reminiscences of William James and Josiah royce and academic life in America
Summary
Published in 1920, this collection of essays and lectures features Santayana's impressions of American national character. He discusses topics, such as morality, academia, materialism, idealism, and liberty - as well as people, such as William James and Josiah Royce. "There is much forgetfulness," he writes in his preface, "much callow disrespect for what is past or alien; but there is a fund of vigour, goodness, and hope..."
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