Biography

George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.[2] Born in Spain, he moved to the United States at the age of eight.

Books by George Santayana

Life of Reason or the Phases o
Life of Reason or the Phases of Human Progress, Critical Edition, Volume 7
2024
Three Philosophical Poets : Lu
Three Philosophical Poets : Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe, Critical Edition, Volume 8
2024
Hermit of Carmel
Hermit of Carmel
2023
Letzte Puritaner
Letzte Puritaner
2023
Winds of Doctrine, Critical Ed
Winds of Doctrine, Critical Edition, Volume 9
2023
Life of Reason, Volumes IV and
Life of Reason, Volumes IV and V
2022
Life of Reason; or, the Phases of Human Progress; Volume 3
Life of Reason; or, the Phases of Human Progress; Volume 3
2022
Lucifer a Theological Tragedy
Lucifer a Theological Tragedy
2022
Sense of Beauty; Being the Out
Sense of Beauty; Being the Outlines of AestheticTheory
2022
Idler and His Works, and Other
Idler and His Works, and Other Essays
2021
Life of Reason (Part II) (Espr
Life of Reason (Part II) (Esprios Classics)
2021
Scepticism and Animal Faith; I
Scepticism and Animal Faith; Introduction to a System of Philosophy
2021
Winds of doctrine ; and, Plato
Winds of doctrine ; and, Platonism and the spiritual life. --
2021
Winds of Doctrine; Studies in
Winds of Doctrine; Studies in Contemporary Opinion
2021
Ensayos de la Historia de la Filosofía
Ensayos de la Historia de la Filosofía
2020
Life of Reason or the Phases o
Life of Reason or the Phases of Human Progre - Introduction and Reason in Common Sense, Volume VII, Book One
2020
Hermit of Carmel and Other Poe
Hermit of Carmel and Other Poems
2019
Life of Reason Volume 1
Life of Reason Volume 1
2018
Life of Reason Volume 2
Life of Reason Volume 2
2018
Life of Reason; or, the Phases
Life of Reason; or, the Phases of Human Progress : Reason in Science
2018
The Life of Reason; or, The Phases of Human Progress; Volume 3
The Life of Reason; or, The Phases of Human Progress; Volume 3
2018
The Sense of Beauty; Being the Outline of Aesthetic Theory
The Sense of Beauty; Being the Outline of Aesthetic Theory
2018
Life of Reason (Five Volumes i
Life of Reason (Five Volumes in One)
2017
The Life of Reason, Volumes I to III
The Life of Reason, Volumes I to III
2017
The Life of Reason, Volumes IV and V
The Life of Reason, Volumes IV and V
2017
Life of Reason Vol. 7, Bk. 5
Life of Reason Vol. 7, Bk. 5
2016
Life of Reason or the Phases o
Life of Reason or the Phases of Human Progress Vol. VII, Bk. 4
2015
Life of Reason Vol. VII, Bk. 4
Life of Reason Vol. VII, Bk. 4
2015
Pequeños ensayos sobre religión
Pequeños ensayos sobre religión
2015
Unknowable
Unknowable
2015
Diálogos en el limbo
Diálogos en el limbo
2014
George Santayana, Collection
George Santayana, Collection
2014
Life of Reason or the Phases o
Life of Reason or the Phases of Human Progress Vol. VII, Bk. 3
2014
Life of Reason or the Phases o
Life of Reason or the Phases of Human Progress, Critical Edition, Volume 7 Vol. VII, Bk. 3
2014
Life of Reason Vol. VII, Bk. 3
Life of Reason Vol. VII, Bk. 3
2014
Siirin Ogeleri ve Islevleri
Siirin Ogeleri ve Islevleri
2014
Some Turns of Though on Modern
Some Turns of Though on Modern Philosophy
2014
El egotismo en la filosofía al
El egotismo en la filosofía alemana (Spanish Edition)
2013
Life of Reason or the Phases of Human Progress
Life of Reason or the Phases of Human Progress
2013
Little Essays (Classic Reprint
Little Essays (Classic Reprint)
2012
Ejercicios de autobiografía in
Ejercicios de autobiografía intelectual
2011
George Santayana's Marginalia
George Santayana's Marginalia
2011
George Santayana's Marginalia,
George Santayana's Marginalia, a Critical Selection
2011
George Santayana's Marginalia,
George Santayana's Marginalia, a Critical Selection Bk. 2
2011
George Santayana's Marginalia,
George Santayana's Marginalia, a Critical Selection, Volume 6
2011
Some Turns of Thought on Moder
Some Turns of Thought on Modern Philosophy
2011
Poems by George Santayana
Poems by George Santayana
2010
Genteel Tradition in American
Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy
2009
Genteel Tradition in American
Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy and Character and Opinion in the United States
2009
Soliloquios en Inglaterra y so
Soliloquios en Inglaterra y soliloquios posteriores
2009
The essential Santayana
The essential Santayana
2009
Character and Opinion in the U
Character and Opinion in the United States, with Reminiscences of William James and Josiah Royce and Academic Life in America
2008
El animal humano
El animal humano
2008
La razón en el arte y otros es
La razón en el arte y otros escritos de estética
2008
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1948-1952
2008
Letters of George Santayana, B
Letters of George Santayana, Book Eight, 1948-1952
2008
The Letters of George Santayana, Book Eight, 1948-1952: The Works of George Santayana, Volume V, Book Eight (George Santayana: Definitive Works)
The Letters of George Santayana, Book Eight, 1948-1952: The Works of George Santayana, Volume V, Book Eight (George Santayana: Definitive Works)
2008
Persons and Places - the Background of My Life
Persons and Places - the Background of My Life
2007
Platonismo y Vida Espiritual
Platonismo y Vida Espiritual
2007
The Letters of George Santayana, Book Seven, 1941-1947: The Works of George Santayana, Volume V, Book Seven (George Santayana: Definitive Works)
The Letters of George Santayana, Book Seven, 1941-1947: The Works of George Santayana, Volume V, Book Seven (George Santayana: Definitive Works)
2007
Fragmentos de correspondencia
Fragmentos de correspondencia romana
2006
La filosofía en América
La filosofía en América
2006
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1941-1947
2006
Letters of George Santayana, B
Letters of George Santayana, Book Seven, 1941-1947
2006
Los Reinos del Ser
Los Reinos del Ser
2006
The Life of Reason  (Five Volumes in One)
The Life of Reason (Five Volumes in One)
2006
Fifty Years of British Idealism and Revolutions in Science
Fifty Years of British Idealism and Revolutions in Science
2005
La Vida De La Razon O Fases Del Progreso Humano (Los Esenciales De La Filosofia)
La Vida De La Razon O Fases Del Progreso Humano (Los Esenciales De La Filosofia)
2005
Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense
Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense
2005
The Prestige of the Infinite
The Prestige of the Infinite
2005
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1937-1940
2004
Letters of George Santayana, B
Letters of George Santayana, Book Six, 1937-1940
2004
Letters of George Santayana, V
Letters of George Santayana, Volume 5, Book 6
2004
The Letters of George Santayana, Book Six, 1937-1940: The Works of George Santayana, Volume V, Book Six (George Santayana: Definitive Works)
The Letters of George Santayana, Book Six, 1937-1940: The Works of George Santayana, Volume V, Book Six (George Santayana: Definitive Works)
2004
The letters of George Santayana. Book 6, 1937-1940
The letters of George Santayana. Book 6, 1937-1940
2004
Escepticismo y Fe Animal
Escepticismo y Fe Animal
2003
Letters of George Santayana
Letters of George Santayana
2003
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1928-1932
2003
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1933-1936
2003
Letters of George Santayana, B
Letters of George Santayana, Book Five, 1933-1936
2003
Letters of George Santayana, B
Letters of George Santayana, Book Four, 1928-1932
2003
Letters of George Santayana, V
Letters of George Santayana, Volume 5, Book 5
2003
Letters of George Santayanae,
Letters of George Santayanae, 1933-1936
2003
The Letters of George Santayana, Book 4
The Letters of George Santayana, Book 4
2003
The Letters of George Santayana, Book Five, 1933-1936: The Works of George Santayana, Volume V, Book Five (George Santayana: Definitive Works)
The Letters of George Santayana, Book Five, 1933-1936: The Works of George Santayana, Volume V, Book Five (George Santayana: Definitive Works)
2003
El sentido de la belleza/ The Sense of Beauty
El sentido de la belleza/ The Sense of Beauty
2002
Le sentiment de la beaute. esquisse d'une theorie esthetique
Le sentiment de la beaute. esquisse d'une theorie esthetique
2002
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1921 1927 Vol. V, Bk. 3
2002
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1921-1927
2002
Letters of George Santayana, B
Letters of George Santayana, Book Three, 1921-1927
2002
Personas y lugares/ Persons and Places
Personas y lugares/ Persons and Places
2002
The letters of George Santayan
The letters of George Santayana ; book four, 1928-1932
2002
The Letters of George Santayana, Book 3
The Letters of George Santayana, Book 3
2002
Letters of George Santayana, [
Letters of George Santayana, [1868]-1909
2001
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1910-1920
2001
Letters of George Santayana, 1
Letters of George Santayana, 1910-1920 Bk. 2, Vol. V
2001
Letters of George Santayana, B
Letters of George Santayana, Book One [1868]-1909
2001
Letters of George Santayana, B
Letters of George Santayana, Book Two, 1910-1920
2001
Tres Poetas Filosoficos - Lucr
Tres Poetas Filosoficos - Lucrecio Dante Goethe
2000
Signet
Signet
1997
Sense of Beauty Being an Outli
Sense of Beauty Being an Outline of Aesthetic Theo
1996
La tradición gentil en la filosofía americana
La tradición gentil en la filosofía americana
1993
Soliloquies in England & Later
Soliloquies in England & Later Soliloquies (
1992
Reason in Society (His the Lif
Reason in Society (His the Life of Reason)
1990
The Philosophy of George Santayana (Library of Living Philosophers)
The Philosophy of George Santayana (Library of Living Philosophers)
1989
Persons andplaces
Persons andplaces
1986
REINOS DEL SER, LOS
REINOS DEL SER, LOS
1985
The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
1985
Reason in Common Sense (Life o
Reason in Common Sense (Life of Reason, Vol 1)
1983
The Last Puritan
The Last Puritan
1983
LIFE OF REASON (Hudson River ed)
LIFE OF REASON (Hudson River ed)
1981
Persons and places
Persons and places
1981
Reason in Common Sense
Reason in Common Sense
1980
Reason in society
Reason in society
1980
The complete poems of George Santayana
The complete poems of George Santayana
1979
The idea of Christ in the Gospels; or, God inman
The idea of Christ in the Gospels; or, God inman
1979
THE POET'S TESTAMENT
THE POET'S TESTAMENT
1979
The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition
The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition
1976
The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition
The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition
1973
Lines on leaving the Bedford S
Lines on leaving the Bedford St. Schoolhouse
1971
Lotze's system of philosophy
Lotze's system of philosophy
1971
Poems of George Santayana
Poems of George Santayana
1970
Three Philosophical Poets : Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe
Three Philosophical Poets : Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe
1970
Physical order and moral liberty
Physical order and moral liberty
1969
Santayana on America
Santayana on America
1968
Selected Critical Writings of
Selected Critical Writings of George Santayana
1968
Selected critical writtings of George Santayana
Selected critical writtings of George Santayana
1968
The birth of reason & other essays
The birth of reason & other essays
1968
The birth of reason and other
The birth of reason and other essays
1968
Animal faith and spiritual life
Animal faith and spiritual life
1967
George Santayana's America
George Santayana's America
1967
Soliloquies in England, and La
Soliloquies in England, and Later Soliloquies. New Introduction by Ralph Ross.
1967
The genteel tradition
The genteel tradition
1967
Unknowable the Herbert Spencer Lecture
Unknowable the Herbert Spencer Lecture
1966
The wisdom of George Santayana
The wisdom of George Santayana (Atoms of thought)
1964
The Wisdom of George Santayana
The Wisdom of George Santayana, Atoms of Thought, Ideas and Concepts.
1964
Reason in Art Volume Four
Reason in Art Volume Four
1962
Reason in Common Sense Vol 1
Reason in Common Sense Vol 1
1962
Reason in Religion Volume 3
Reason in Religion Volume 3 of the Life of Reason
1962
Reason in science
Reason in science
1962
Vagabond scholar
Vagabond scholar
1962
Vagabond Scholar, a venture in
Vagabond Scholar, a venture into the privacy of George Santayana
1962
Lines read on November 20, 190
Lines read on November 20, 1903
1960
Ten letters and a foreword
Ten letters and a foreword
1960
Dialogues in limbo, with 3 new
Dialogues in limbo, with 3 new dialogues
1957
Idler and His Works
Idler and His Works
1957
Interpretation of poetry and r
Interpretation of poetry and religion
1957
Interpretations of Poetry and Religion (pbk)
Interpretations of Poetry and Religion (pbk)
1957
Interpretations of poetry and
Interpretations of poetry and religion (The Library of religion and culture)
1957
The idler and his works
The idler and his works
1957
Character and opinion in the U
Character and opinion in the United States (Doubleday anchor books)
1956
Essays in literary criticism
Essays in literary criticism
1956
The Letters of George Santayan
The Letters of George Santayana. Edited, with an introduction and commentary, by Daniel Cory
1956
Skepticism and Animal Faith
Skepticism and Animal Faith
1955
The letters of George Santayana
The letters of George Santayana
1955
The Life of Reason or the Phas
The Life of Reason or the Phases of Human Progress, One-Volume Edition
1954
My Host The World
My Host The World
1953
My Host The World - Volume Thr
My Host The World - Volume Three Of People And Places
1953
The poets̓ testament: poems and two plays
The poets̓ testament: poems and two plays
1953
Dominations and Powers
Dominations and Powers
1951
Atoms of thought
Atoms of thought
1950
bwb_S0-BTC-341
bwb_S0-BTC-341
1950
Die Spanne meines Lebens
Die Spanne meines Lebens
1950
L'Idea di Cristo nei Vangeli o
L'Idea di Cristo nei Vangeli o Dio nell'Uomo
1949
Person and Places
Person and Places
1947
THREEE PHILOSOPHICAL POETS
THREEE PHILOSOPHICAL POETS
1947
En la mitad del camino
En la mitad del camino
1946
The idea of christ in the gospels or god in man
The idea of christ in the gospels or god in man
1946
The idea of Christ in the Gospels;
The idea of Christ in the Gospels;
1946
El último puritano
El último puritano
1945
The middle span
The middle span
1945
Il pensiero americano e altri
Il pensiero americano e altri saggi
1944
People & Places the Background of My Life
People & Places the Background of My Life
1944
Persons and Places : The Autobiography of George Santayana. Vol. I : Persons and Places. Vol. II : The Middle Span. Vol. III
Persons and Places : The Autobiography of George Santayana. Vol. I : Persons and Places. Vol. II : The Middle Span. Vol. III
1944
The background of my life
The background of my life
1944
The background of my life (Per
The background of my life (Persons and places) (Persons and places)
1944
Tres poetas filósofos
Tres poetas filósofos
1943
El egotismo en la filosofia al
El egotismo en la filosofia alemana
1942
The realms of being
The realms of being
1942
The realm of spirit. Book fourth of Realms of being
The realm of spirit. Book fourth of Realms of being
1940
The Realm of Truth.  Book Third of Realms of Being.
The Realm of Truth. Book Third of Realms of Being.
1938
The Last Puritan, a Memoir in
The Last Puritan, a Memoir in the Form of a Novel
1937
The realm of truth
The realm of truth
1937
The Works of George Santayana,
The Works of George Santayana, Triton Edition, Volumes XI & XII [11 & 12]
1937
[Autograph manuscript signed o
[Autograph manuscript signed of the general "preface" and the "Preface to Volume Seven/on the Unity of my Earlier and Later Philosoph"y in the Scribner edition of his Works]
1936
The philosophy of Santayana
The philosophy of Santayana
1936
The Philosophy of Santayana (M
The Philosophy of Santayana (Modern Library Series)
1936
The works of George Santayana
The works of George Santayana
1936
Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy (Five Essays)
Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy (Five Essays)
1933
The genteel tradition at bay
The genteel tradition at bay
1931
Brief history of my opinions
Brief history of my opinions
1930
L'io nella filosofia germanica
L'io nella filosofia germanica
1930
The realm of matter
The realm of matter
1930
THE REALM OF MATTER, Book Seco
THE REALM OF MATTER, Book Second of
1930
Reason in Society (The Life of Reason, or the Phases of Human Progress, 2)
Reason in Society (The Life of Reason, or the Phases of Human Progress, 2)
1929
The realm of essence. Book fi
The realm of essence. Book first of Realms of being
1928
Platonism and the spiritual life
Platonism and the spiritual life
1927
Realms of being
Realms of being
1927
The realm of essence
The realm of essence
1927
Dialogues in Limbo
Dialogues in Limbo
1925
Geijutsu kanshōron
Geijutsu kanshōron
1925
Lucifer, or, The heavenly truc
Lucifer, or, The heavenly truce
1925
Little Essays Drawn From the W
Little Essays Drawn From the Writings Of
1924
Lucifer, or, The heavenly truc
Lucifer, or, The heavenly truce ; a theological study
1924
Lucifer, or, The heavenly truce: A theological tragedy
Lucifer, or, The heavenly truce: A theological tragedy
1924
Scepticism & Animal Faith Intr
Scepticism & Animal Faith Introduction To A Sys
1923
Scepticism and animal faith
Scepticism and animal faith
1923
Soliloquies in england
Soliloquies in england
1923
Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies
Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies
1922
Character & Opinions in the Un
Character & Opinions in the United States
1921
Character & opinion in the Uni
Character & opinion in the United States, with reminiscences of William James and Josiah Royce and academic life in America
1920
Character and opinion in the united states
Character and opinion in the united states
1920
Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana
Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana
1920
Little essays from the writing
Little essays from the writings of George Santayana
1920
Poetry and Religion
Poetry and Religion
1920
Philosophical opinion in America
Philosophical opinion in America
1918
L'erreur de la philosophie all
L'erreur de la philosophie allemande
1917
Egotism in German philosophy
Egotism in German philosophy
1916
Winds of doctrines
Winds of doctrines
1913
The genteel tradition in Ameri
The genteel tradition in American philosophy
1910
THE PHILOSOPHICAL POETS LUCRET
THE PHILOSOPHICAL POETS LUCRETIUS, DANTE, AND GOETHE
1910
Three philosophical poets
Three philosophical poets
1910
A Hermit of Carmel
A Hermit of Carmel
1907
The Life of Reason, or The Phases of Human Progress
The Life of Reason, or The Phases of Human Progress
1905
What is aesthetics?
What is aesthetics?
1904
The search for the true Plato
The search for the true Plato
1902
Reminiscences and a list of ed
Reminiscences and a list of editors of the Harvard Lampoon, 1876-1901
1901
The Hermit of Carmel
The Hermit of Carmel
1901
Interpretations of poetry and religion
Interpretations of poetry and religion
1900
Platonism in the Italian poets
Platonism in the Italian poets
1896
Sense of Beauty, Being the Out
Sense of Beauty, Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory
1896
The sense of beauty
The sense of beauty
1896
The Sense of Beauty: Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory
The Sense of Beauty: Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory
1896
Sonnets and other verses
Sonnets and other verses
1894
Lotze's moral idealism
Lotze's moral idealism
1890
Soliloquies in England, and la
Soliloquies in England, and later soliliquies
1882
Dominations and power
Dominations and power
George Santayana correspondenc
George Santayana correspondence and poem
Testimoni del messaggio cristi
Testimoni del messaggio cristiano
The Life of reason, or, Phases
The Life of reason, or, Phases of human progress
Works. (Critical ed.)
Works. (Critical ed.)