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WINDS OF DOCTRINE
STUDIES IN
CONTEMPORARY OPINION
BY
G. SANTAYANA
LATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
FIRST PRINTED IN 1913
CONTENTS
I. THE INTELLECTUAL TEMPER OF THE AGE
II. MODERNISM AND CHRISTIANITY
III. THE PHILOSOPHY OF M. HENRI BERGSON
IV. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MR. BERTRAND RUSSELL--
i. A NEW SCHOLASTICISM
ii. THE STUDY OF ESSENCE
iii. THE CRITIQUE OF PRAGMATISM
iv. HYPOSTATIC ETHICS
V. SHELLEY: OR THE POETIC VALUE OF REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES
VI. THE GENTEEL TRADITION IN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
WINDS OF DOCTRINE
I
THE INTELLECTUAL TEMPER OF THE AGE
The present age is a critical one and interesting to live in. The
civilisation characteristic of Christendom has not disappeared, yet
another civilisation has begun to take its place. We still understand
the value of religious faith; we still appreciate the pompous arts of
our forefathers; we are brought up on academic architecture,
sculpture, painting, poetry, and music.
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