In this Book
- The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress: Introduction and Reason in Common Sense, Volume VII, Book One
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The MIT Press
- Series: The Works of George Santayana
summary
Santayana argues that instinct and imagination are crucial to the emergence of reason from chaos.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xi
- Introduction
- pp. xiii-lii
- I. THE BIRTH OF REASON
- pp. 23-30
- V. NATURE UNIFIED AND MIND DISCERNED
- pp. 73-83
- VI. DISCOVERY OF FELLOW-MINDS
- pp. 85-98
- IX. HOW THOUGHT IS PRACTICAL
- pp. 125-142
- X. THE MEASURE OF VALUES IN REFLECTION
- pp. 143-154
- XI. SOME ABSTRACT CONDITIONS OF THE IDEAL
- pp. 155-161
- XII. FLUX AND CONSTANCY IN HUMAN NATURE
- pp. 163-175
- Chronology
- pp. 177-179
- Editorial Appendix
- pp. 201-317
Additional Information
ISBN
9780262303583
Related ISBN(s)
9780262016742
MARC Record
OCLC
835763375
Pages
408
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No