| Author |
Santayana, George, 1863-1952 |
| LoC No. |
23010671
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| Title |
Scepticism and animal faith : Introduction to a system of philosophy
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| Original Publication |
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.
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| Contents |
There is no first principle of criticism -- Dogma and doubt -- Wayward scepticism -- Doubts about self-consciousness -- Doubts about change -- Ultimate scepticism -- Nothing given exists -- Some authorities for this conclusion -- The discovery of essence -- Some uses of this discovery -- The watershed of criticism -- Identity and duration attributed to essences -- Belief in demonstration -- Essence and intuition -- Belief in experience -- Belief in the self -- The cognitive claims of memory -- Knowledge is faith mediated by symbols -- Belief in substance -- On some objections to belief in substance -- Sublimations of animal faith -- Belief in nature -- Evidences of animation in nature -- Literary psychology -- The implied being of truth -- Discernment of spirit -- Comparison with other criticisms of knowledge.
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| Credits |
Tim Lindell, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
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| Subject |
Belief and doubt
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| Subject |
Skepticism
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
77155 |
| Release Date |
Oct 30, 2025 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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