Works of George Santayana

The Works of George Santayana Series illuminates the legacy of the naturalist philosopher George Santayana (1863–1952). Santayana was considered one of the most important minds in early 20th century philosophy, and was instrumental in revitalizing philosophy in America. These MLA-approved Critical Editions of both his published and unpublished works include annotations, textual commentary, lists of variants and emendations, bibliographies, and other tools that will be greatly useful to Santayana scholars.

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Three Philosophical Poets: Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe, critical edition

Three Philosophical Poets: Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe

Volume VIII

by George Santayana

Edited by Kellie Dawson and David E Spiech

Introduction by James Seaton

ISBN: 9780262551823

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: April 9, 2024

Santayana's argument for the unity of philosophy and poetry.

The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress, critical edition

The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress

Reason in Science, Volume VII, Book Five

by George Santayana

Edited by Marianne S. Wokeck and Martin A. Coleman

Introduction by James Gouinlock

ISBN: 9780262551441

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 12, 2024

The final book in Santayana's masterwork of philosophical naturalism argues that science crowns the life of reason.

Winds of Doctrine, critical edition

Winds of Doctrine

Studies in Contemporary Opinion

by George Santayana

Edited by David E Spiech, Martin A. Coleman and Faedra Lazar Weiss

Introduction by Paul Forster

ISBN: 9780262048675

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 1, 2023

A critical edition of a classic work by the renowned philosopher George Santayana evaluating key movements in American intellectual history.

The Life of Reason, critical edition

The Life of Reason

Introduction and Reason in Common Sense, Volume VII, Book One

by George Santayana

Edited by Marianne S. Wokeck and Martin A. Coleman

Introduction by James Gouinlock

ISBN: 9780262538787

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 5, 2011

Santayana argues that instinct and imagination are crucial to the emergence of reason from chaos.

The Letters of George Santayana, Book Eight, 1948–1952

The Works of George Santayana, Volume V

by George Santayana

Edited by William G. Holzberger, Herman J. Saatkamp Jr. and Marianne S. Wokeck

Introduction by William G. Holzberger

ISBN: 9780262195713

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: June 13, 2008

Letters from the last years of Santayana's life, written as he completed Dominations and Powers, the final volume of his autobiography, and the one-volume abridgement of his early five-part masterwork, The Life of Reason.

George Santayana's Marginalia, A Critical Selection

Book One, Abell–Lucretius

by George Santayana

Edited by John McCormick

ISBN: 9780262016292

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 12, 2011

A selection of Santayana's notes in the margins of other authors' works that sheds light on his thought, art, and life.

George Santayana's Marginalia, A Critical Selection

Book Two, McCord–Zeller

by George Santayana

Edited by John McCormick

ISBN: 9780262016308

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 5, 2011

A selection of Santayana's notes in the margins of other authors' works that sheds light on his thought, art, and life.

The Letters of George Santayana, Book Seven, 1941–1947

The Works of George Santayana, Volume V

by George Santayana

Edited by William G. Holzberger, Herman J. Saatkamp Jr. and Marianne S. Wokeck

Introduction by William G. Holzberger

ISBN: 9780262195560

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: November 14, 2006

The seventh and penultimate book of the letters of American philosopher George Santayana, covering the years 1941 to 1947 and including letters to such correspondents as Daniel Cory, John Hall Wheelock, Robert Lowell, and others.