01926cam a22003253u 4500 15000 UtSlPG 20260610133343.0 m cr n 260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 B Santayana, George, 1863-1952 The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2005 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Reason Release date is 2005-02-14 Introduction -- v. 1. Reason in common sense -- v. 2. Reason in society -- v. 3. Reason in religion -- v. 4. Reason in art -- v. 5. Reason in science. E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Garrett Alley, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Revised by David Widger and Richard Tonsing "The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress" by George Santayana is a five-volume philosophical work published between 1905 and 1906. This sweeping examination of human progress explores reason's role in common sense, society, religion, art, and science. Blending materialist philosophy with Aristotelian ethics, Santayana charts how humans naturally develop ideal ends. He advocates for natural aristocracy over democracy, champions love and family while lamenting industrialism's rise, and treats religion as "splendid error"—beautiful mythology that reveals profound truths about humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Philosophy https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15000 56388 56388