The Essential Santayana: Selected Writings (American Philosophy)

The Essential Santayana: Selected Writings (American Philosophy) by Coleman, Martin A.. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780253221056.

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 Santayanas most important and influential literary and philosophical work. Martin A. Colemans critical introduction sets Santayana into the American philosophical tradition and provides context for contemporary readers, many of whom may be approaching Santayanas writings for the first time. This landmark collection reveals the intellectual and literary diversity of one of American philosophys most lively minds.