George Santayana at 150 International Intepretations [Hardcover]

This rich collection demonstrates the breadth and depth of Santayanas philosophical reach. His influence spans continents and disciplinary specializations, and the chapters included in this volume display the ongoing significance of Santayanas original ideas. This book is a fitting tribute to the birth of a man who lives on in the insightful contributions of these writers.Giuseppe Patella hits the nail on the head in the introduction when he mentions the task of thinking [Santayanas heritage] over again and letting it resound in our current intellectual concerns. The task . . . has been fully achieved and we get a novel, inspiring collection, indispensable for any Santayana scholar willing to keep him/herself up to date. Moreover, the attention given to Santayanas life and personality as interconnected with his intellectual biography, set in a broad context of intellectual and cultural milieu of the era, constitutes an added value and makes the book of interest for a broader circle of philosophically-oriented readers and scholars of American Studies worldwide.Santayana at 150: International Interpretations is an anthology gathering seventeen scholars essays on the thought and life of Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana. Themes considered include: materialism, naturalistic ethics, aesthetics, and cosmopolitanism. This volume marks the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of Santayanas birth.Santayana at 150: International Interpretations is a collection of essays by seventeen authors celebrating the life and thought of SpanishAmerican philosopher George Santayana. This book appears on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Santayanas birth. Appropriately, the authors come from both sides of the Atlantic and put forth a range of insights that demonstrate the continuing life and relevance of Santayanas thinking. The book includes considerations of the major themes of his philosophymaterialism, naturalistic ethics, and aesthetilsÌ