George Santayana's and William James's Conflicting Views on Transcendence
This book studies the philosophical work of George Santayana and the nature of his work''s relationship with that of American philosopher William James. James is consistently dismissive of “the ‘all is vanity’ state of mind,” which arguably represents the opposite of America’s activist, progressive ideals. The Spanish Santayana made the overcoming of vanity, or detachment central to his “vital phi...
This book studies the philosophical work of George Santayana and the nature of his work''s relationship with that of American philosopher William James. James is consistently dismissive of “the ‘all is vanity’ state of mind,” which arguably represents the opposite of America’s activist, progressive ideals. The Spanish Santayana made the overcoming of vanity, or detachment central to his “vital phi...
