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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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English
LoC Class
B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject
Belief and doubt
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Skepticism
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Oct 30, 2025
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