George Santayana's Philosophy of Religion - His Roman Catholic Influences and Phenomenology

Informationen zum Autor After a career in science and business, Edward Lovely received a Ph.D. in philosophy of religion at Drew University with a dissertation on George Santayana. He teaches philosophy at William Paterson University and Fairleigh Dickinson University, both in New Jersey and his research interests are in American Philosophy and religion. Klappentext The book addresses George Santayana's philosophy of religion and its basis in his overall philosophical project with an exploration of some phenomenological aspects of his approach and his potential influence on contemporary religious thought. Emphasis is placed upon his Roman Catholic and Greek influences and his constructionist viewpoint toward Catholic symbols and dogma. Zusammenfassung The book addresses George Santayana's philosophy of religion and its basis in his overall philosophical project with an exploration of some phenomenological aspects of his approach and his potential influence on contemporary religious thought. Emphasis is placed upon his Roman Catholic and Greek influences and his constructionist viewpoint toward Catholic symbols and dogma. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: A Paradoxical "Catholic" NaturalistChapter 2: The Philosophical Basis For Santayana's Philosophy Of ReligionChapter 3: The Phenomenological Character of Santayana's Philosophy Of The Spirit Chapter 4: The Coherent Nature of Santayana's Philosophy Of ReligionChapter 5: Aspects Of Santayana's Legacy to Religious studies In the Third Millennium

Product details

• Authors: Lovely, Edward W Lovely, Edward W. Lovely
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.10.2012
• EAN: 9780739176269
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7626-9
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, RELIGION / Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism