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Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy
by George SANTAYANA (1863 - 1952)Essay #1 Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense pt. 1
Before the beginning of World War II, during the time of the Modernist movement in philosophy, George Santayana wrote these five descriptive essays. He examined John Locke’s sensationalism, British Idealism, the “Theory of Relativity”, Freud’s psychology, and Julien Benda’s preachment on the relations between God and the world. (Summary written by Gary)
Listen next episodes of Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy:
Essay #1 Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense pt. 2 , Essay #2 Fifty Years of British Idealism , Essay #3 Revolutions in Science , Essay #4 A Long Way Round to Nirvana , Essay #5 The Prestige of the Infinite