Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy by George Santayana

Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy by George Santayana

6 episodes

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 Gilberd]

Podcasts

1 Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense pt. 1

Published: Jan. 2, 2024, midnight
Duration: 37 minutes 2 seconds

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2 Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense pt. 2

Published: Jan. 1, 2024, midnight
Duration: 35 minutes 11 seconds

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3 Fifty Years of British Idealism

Published: Dec. 31, 2023, midnight
Duration: 32 minutes 57 seconds

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4 Revolutions in Science

Published: Dec. 30, 2023, midnight
Duration: 22 minutes 7 seconds

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5 A Long Way Round to Nirvana

Published: Dec. 29, 2023, midnight
Duration: 21 minutes 59 seconds

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6 The Prestige of the Infinite

Published: Dec. 28, 2023, midnight
Duration: 27 minutes 5 seconds

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