Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion
George Santayana
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Even before the Great War turned the world upside down, Western civilization was being revolutionized at all levels: intellectually, philosophically, artistically. Noted positivist philosopher George Santayana published this volume on the eve of the War, trying to portray the status of philosophy and theology at that moment by analyzing six significant topics:
1. the intellectual "temper" of the age
2. the clash between Modernism and Christianity
3. the new idealism of Henri Bergson
4. the new skepticism of Bertrand Russell
5. Shelley's fusion of philosophy and poetry
6. the so-called "genteel" tradition in American philosophy.
- Summary by Expatriate (6 hr 43 min)
Chapters
The Intellectual Temper of the Age | 44:39 | Read by Expatriate |
Modernism & Christianity, Pt. 1 | 29:09 | Read by Expatriate |
Modernism & Christianity, Pt. 2 | 29:43 | Read by Expatriate |
The Philosophy of M. Henri Bergson, Pt. 1 | 32:45 | Read by Expatriate |
The Philosophy of M. Henri Bergson, Pt. 2 | 31:50 | Read by Expatriate |
The Philosophy of M. Henri Bergson, Pt. 3 | 33:35 | Read by Expatriate |
The Philosophy of Mr. Bertrand Russell, Pt. 1 | 12:55 | Read by Expatriate |
The Philosophy of Mr. Bertrand Russell, Pt. 2 | 14:17 | Read by Expatriate |
The Philosophy of Mr. Bertrand Russell, Pt. 3 | 27:23 | Read by Expatriate |
The Philosophy of Mr. Bertrand Russell, Pt. 4 | 31:59 | Read by Expatriate |
Shelley, or the Poetic Value of Revolutionary Principles, Pt. 1 | 30:33 | Read by Expatriate |
Shelley, or the Poetic Value of Revolutionary Principles, Pt. 2 | 28:58 | Read by Expatriate |
The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy, Pt. 1 | 25:39 | Read by Expatriate |
The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy, Pt. 2 | 29:45 | Read by Expatriate |
Reviews
a minor correction
e_dog
RE: the Summary, Santayana was definitely not a "positivist" as that term in ordinarily understood; perhaps we can call him a "speculative naturalist." Anyway, thanks for recording this, a clear and listenable reading style.
good book well read
Thiago Coelho
good book well read