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A lifelong [[Spain|Spanish]] [[citizen]], Santayana was raised and educated in the [[United States]], wrote in [[English language|English]] and is generally considered an American [[Intellectual#Nineteenth-century English usage|man of letters]], even though, of his nearly 89 years, he spent only 39 in the U.S. He is perhaps best known as an [[aphorist]], and for the oft-misquoted remark, "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it," from ''Reason in Common Sense'', the first volume of his ''[[The Life of Reason]]''. A lifelong [[Spain|Spanish]] [[citizen]], Santayana was raised and educated in the [[United States]], wrote in [[English language|English]] and is generally considered an American [[Intellectual#Nineteenth-century English usage|man of letters]], even though, of his nearly 89 years, he spent only 39 in the U.S. He is perhaps best known as an [[aphorist]], and for the oft-misquoted remark, "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it," from ''Reason in Common Sense'', the first volume of his ''[[The Life of Reason]]''.
 +==Bibliography==
 +[[File:Reason in Common Sense (1920).djvu|alt=|thumb|Santayana's ''Reason in Common Sense'' was published in five volumes between 1905 and 1906; this edition is from 1920.]]
 +{{Conservatism sidebar |People}}
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 +*2009. ''The Essential Santayana. Selected Writings'' Edited by the Santayana Edition, Compiled and with an introduction by Martin A. Coleman. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
 +
 +'''The Works of George Santayana'''
 +
 +Unmodernized, critical editions of George Santayana’s published and unpublished writing. ''The Works'' is edited by the Santayana Edition and published by The MIT Press.
 +* 1986. ''Persons and Places''. Santayana's autobiography, incorporating ''Persons and Places'', 1944; ''The Middle Span'', 1945; and ''My Host the World'', 1953.
 +* 1988 (1896). ''The Sense of Beauty''.
 +* 1990 (1900). ''Interpretations of Poetry and Religion''.
 +* 1994 (1935). ''[[The Last Puritan|The Last Puritan: A Memoir in the Form of a Novel]]''.
 +*''The Letters of George Santayana''. Containing over 3,000 of his letters, many discovered posthumously, to more than 350 recipients.
 +** 2001. ''Book One, 1868–1909''.
 +** 2001. ''Book Two, 1910–1920''.
 +** 2002. ''Book Three, 1921–1927''.
 +** 2003. ''Book Four, 1928–1932''.
 +** 2003. ''Book Five, 1933–1936''.
 +** ** 2005. ''Book Seven, 1941–1947''.
 +** 2006. ''Book Eight, 1948–1952''.
 +* 2011. ''George Santayana's Marginalia: A Critical Selection''. Compiled by John O. McCormick and edited by Kristine W. Frost.
 +*''The Life of Reason'' in five books.
 +** 2011 (1905). ''Reason in Common Sense''.
 +
 +'''Other works''':
 +*1905–1906. ''[[The Life of Reason]]: Or, The Phases of Human Progress'', 5 vols. [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15000 Available free online from Project Gutenberg]. 1998. 1 vol. abridgement by the author and Daniel Cory. Prometheus Books.
 +*1910. ''Three Philosophical Poets: Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe''.
 +*1913. ''Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion''.
 +*1915. ''[[Egotism in German Philosophy]]''.
 +*1920. ''Character and Opinion in the United States: With Reminiscences of William James and Josiah Royce and Academic Life in America''.
 +*1920. ''Little Essays, Drawn From the Writings of George Santayana by Logan Pearsall Smith, With the Collaboration of the Author''.
 +*1922. ''Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies''.
 +*1923. ''[[Scepticism and Animal Faith]]: Introduction to a System of Philosophy''.
 +*1927. ''Platonism and the Spiritual Life''.
 +*1927–40. ''[[The Realms of Being]]'', 4 vols. 1942. 1 vol.
 +*1931. ''The Genteel Tradition at Bay''.
 +*1933. [http://archive.org/details/turns_thought_modern_philosophy_librivox ''Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy: Five Essays''] Librivox free audio book
 +*1936. ''Obiter Scripta: Lectures, Essays and Reviews''. Justus Buchler and Benjamin Schwartz, eds.
 +*1946. ''The Idea of Christ in the Gospels; or, God in Man: A Critical Essay''.
 +*1948. ''Dialogues in Limbo, With Three New Dialogues''.
 +*1951. ''Dominations and Powers: Reflections on Liberty, Society, and Government''.
 +*1955. ''The Letters of George Santayana''. Daniel Cory, ed. Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. (296 letters)
 +*1956. ''Essays in Literary Criticism of George Santayana''. [[Irving Singer]], ed.
 +*1957. ''The Idler and His Works, and Other Essays''. Daniel Cory, ed.
 +*1967. ''The Genteel Tradition: Nine Essays by George Santayana''. Douglas L. Wilson, ed.
 +*1967. ''George Santayana's America: Essays on Literature and Culture''. James Ballowe, ed.
 +*1967. ''Animal Faith and Spiritual Life: Previously Unpublished and Uncollected Writings by George Santayana With Critical Essays on His Thought''. John Lachs, ed.
 +*1968. ''Santayana on America: Essays, Notes, and Letters on American Life, Literature, and Philosophy''. Richard Colton Lyon, ed.
 +*1968. ''Selected Critical Writings of George Santayana'', 2 vols. Norman Henfrey, ed.
 +*1969. ''Physical Order and Moral Liberty: Previously Unpublished Essays of George Santayana''. John and Shirley Lachs, eds.
 +* 1979. ''The Complete Poems of George Santayana: A Critical Edition''. Edited, with an introduction, by W. G. Holzberger. Bucknell University Press.
 +*1995. ''The Birth of Reason and Other Essays''. Daniel Cory, ed., with an Introduction by Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr. Columbia Univ. Press.
 +
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George Santayana (December 16, 1863, MadridSeptember 26, 1952, Rome), was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.

A lifelong Spanish citizen, Santayana was raised and educated in the United States, wrote in English and is generally considered an American man of letters, even though, of his nearly 89 years, he spent only 39 in the U.S. He is perhaps best known as an aphorist, and for the oft-misquoted remark, "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it," from Reason in Common Sense, the first volume of his The Life of Reason.

Bibliography

alt=|thumb|Santayana's Reason in Common Sense was published in five volumes between 1905 and 1906; this edition is from 1920. Template:Conservatism sidebar

  • 2009. The Essential Santayana. Selected Writings Edited by the Santayana Edition, Compiled and with an introduction by Martin A. Coleman. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

The Works of George Santayana

Unmodernized, critical editions of George Santayana’s published and unpublished writing. The Works is edited by the Santayana Edition and published by The MIT Press.

  • 1986. Persons and Places. Santayana's autobiography, incorporating Persons and Places, 1944; The Middle Span, 1945; and My Host the World, 1953.
  • 1988 (1896). The Sense of Beauty.
  • 1990 (1900). Interpretations of Poetry and Religion.
  • 1994 (1935). The Last Puritan: A Memoir in the Form of a Novel.
  • The Letters of George Santayana. Containing over 3,000 of his letters, many discovered posthumously, to more than 350 recipients.
    • 2001. Book One, 1868–1909.
    • 2001. Book Two, 1910–1920.
    • 2002. Book Three, 1921–1927.
    • 2003. Book Four, 1928–1932.
    • 2003. Book Five, 1933–1936.
    • ** 2005. Book Seven, 1941–1947.
    • 2006. Book Eight, 1948–1952.
  • 2011. George Santayana's Marginalia: A Critical Selection. Compiled by John O. McCormick and edited by Kristine W. Frost.
  • The Life of Reason in five books.
    • 2011 (1905). Reason in Common Sense.

Other works:

  • 1905–1906. The Life of Reason: Or, The Phases of Human Progress, 5 vols. Available free online from Project Gutenberg. 1998. 1 vol. abridgement by the author and Daniel Cory. Prometheus Books.
  • 1910. Three Philosophical Poets: Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe.
  • 1913. Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion.
  • 1915. Egotism in German Philosophy.
  • 1920. Character and Opinion in the United States: With Reminiscences of William James and Josiah Royce and Academic Life in America.
  • 1920. Little Essays, Drawn From the Writings of George Santayana by Logan Pearsall Smith, With the Collaboration of the Author.
  • 1922. Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies.
  • 1923. Scepticism and Animal Faith: Introduction to a System of Philosophy.
  • 1927. Platonism and the Spiritual Life.
  • 1927–40. The Realms of Being, 4 vols. 1942. 1 vol.
  • 1931. The Genteel Tradition at Bay.
  • 1933. Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy: Five Essays Librivox free audio book
  • 1936. Obiter Scripta: Lectures, Essays and Reviews. Justus Buchler and Benjamin Schwartz, eds.
  • 1946. The Idea of Christ in the Gospels; or, God in Man: A Critical Essay.
  • 1948. Dialogues in Limbo, With Three New Dialogues.
  • 1951. Dominations and Powers: Reflections on Liberty, Society, and Government.
  • 1955. The Letters of George Santayana. Daniel Cory, ed. Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. (296 letters)
  • 1956. Essays in Literary Criticism of George Santayana. Irving Singer, ed.
  • 1957. The Idler and His Works, and Other Essays. Daniel Cory, ed.
  • 1967. The Genteel Tradition: Nine Essays by George Santayana. Douglas L. Wilson, ed.
  • 1967. George Santayana's America: Essays on Literature and Culture. James Ballowe, ed.
  • 1967. Animal Faith and Spiritual Life: Previously Unpublished and Uncollected Writings by George Santayana With Critical Essays on His Thought. John Lachs, ed.
  • 1968. Santayana on America: Essays, Notes, and Letters on American Life, Literature, and Philosophy. Richard Colton Lyon, ed.
  • 1968. Selected Critical Writings of George Santayana, 2 vols. Norman Henfrey, ed.
  • 1969. Physical Order and Moral Liberty: Previously Unpublished Essays of George Santayana. John and Shirley Lachs, eds.
  • 1979. The Complete Poems of George Santayana: A Critical Edition. Edited, with an introduction, by W. G. Holzberger. Bucknell University Press.
  • 1995. The Birth of Reason and Other Essays. Daniel Cory, ed., with an Introduction by Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr. Columbia Univ. Press.




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