Scepticism and animal faith

About this eBook

Author

Santayana, George, 1863-1952

Title

Scepticism and animal faith : Introduction to a system of philosophy

Original Publication

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.

Credits

Tim Lindell, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

Subject

Skepticism

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77155

Release Date

October 30, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SCEPTICISM AND ANIMAL FAITH
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.CHAPTER I THERE IS NO FIRST PRINCIPLE OF CRITICISM
5. 5.CHAPTER II DOGMA AND DOUBT
6. 6.CHAPTER III WAYWARD SCEPTICISM
7. 7.CHAPTER IV DOUBTS ABOUT SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
8. 8.CHAPTER V DOUBTS ABOUT CHANGE
9. 9.CHAPTER VI ULTIMATE SCEPTICISM
10. 10.CHAPTER VII NOTHING GIVEN EXISTS
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII SOME AUTHORITIES FOR THIS CONCLUSION
12. 12.CHAPTER IX THE DISCOVERY OF ESSENCE
13. 13.CHAPTER X SOME USES OF THIS DISCOVERY
14. 14.CHAPTER XI THE WATERSHED OF CRITICISM
15. 15.CHAPTER XII IDENTITY AND DURATION ATTRIBUTED TO ESSENCES
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII BELIEF IN DEMONSTRATION
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV ESSENCE AND INTUITION
18. 18.CHAPTER XV BELIEF IN EXPERIENCE
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI BELIEF IN THE SELF
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII THE COGNITIVE CLAIMS OF MEMORY
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII KNOWLEDGE IS FAITH MEDIATED BY SYMBOLS
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX BELIEF IN SUBSTANCE
23. 23.CHAPTER XX ON SOME OBJECTIONS TO BELIEF IN SUBSTANCE
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI SUBLIMATIONS OF ANIMAL FAITH
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII BELIEF IN NATURE
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII EVIDENCES OF ANIMATION IN NATURE
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV LITERARY PSYCHOLOGY
28. 28.CHAPTER XXV THE IMPLIED BEING OF TRUTH
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI DISCERNMENT OF SPIRIT
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII COMPARISON WITH OTHER CRITICISMS OF KNOWLEDGE
31. 31.INDEX

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