Author	Santayana, George, 1863-1952
LoC No.	23010671
Title	Scepticism and animal faith : Introduction to a system of philosophy
Original Publication	New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.
Contents	There is no first principle of criticism -- Dogma and doubt -- Wayward scepticism -- Doubts about self-consciousness -- Doubts about change -- Ultimate scepticism -- Nothing given exists -- Some authorities for this conclusion -- The discovery of essence -- Some uses of this discovery -- The watershed of criticism -- Identity and duration attributed to essences -- Belief in demonstration -- Essence and intuition -- Belief in experience -- Belief in the self -- The cognitive claims of memory -- Knowledge is faith mediated by symbols -- Belief in substance -- On some objections to belief in substance -- Sublimations of animal faith -- Belief in nature -- Evidences of animation in nature -- Literary psychology -- The implied being of truth -- Discernment of spirit -- Comparison with other criticisms of knowledge.
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Language	English
LoC Class	B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject	Belief and doubt
Subject	Skepticism
Category	Text
eBook-No.	77155
Release Date	Oct 30, 2025
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
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