The Santayana, George 1863-1952 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Reason Release date is 2005-02-14 E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Garrett Alley, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Revised by David Widger and Richard Tonsing Original publication data not identified Philosophy B Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15000 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15000 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133343.0 15000