Winds of Doctrine, critical edition, Volume 9

Studies in Contemporary Opinion

George Santayana, David E. Spiech, Martin A. Coleman , Faedra Lazar Weiss

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MIT Press
05 September 2023

Religion & beliefs

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

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

Winds of Doctrine presents six essays by the internationally recognized critic and philosopher George Santayana. The essays, edited by David E. Spiech, Martin A. Coleman, and Faedra Lazar Weiss, and introduced by Paul Forster, address the broad sweep of intellectual trends-or, as the title suggests, the ever-changing winds of thought-of the Spanish-born American thinker's time. The topics range from the secularization of American culture to the rise of religious modernism to the ""genteel tradition"" in American philosophy, the subject of Santayana's final lecture in America and perhaps his best known essay.

The original Winds of Doctrine, published in 1913, was the first book published after Santayana's 1912 departure for Europe. Santayana had felt stifled at Harvard for some time, and his long-contemplated resignation from academia released him from previous obligations and allowed him a new freedom to think and write. Much later, Santayana remarked on the significance of that choice to step away- ""In Winds of Doctrine and my subsequent books, a reader of my earlier writings may notice a certain change of climate. . . . It was not my technical philosophy that was principally affected, but rather the meaning and status of philosophy for my inner man.""

An insightful document of American intellectual history, supplemented with annotations and rich textual commentary, Winds of Doctrine is a vital and engaging survey of the religious, political, philosophical, and literary trends of the twentieth century.

By: George Santayana, David E. Spiech
Introduction by: Paul Forster
Edited by: Martin A. Coleman, Faedra Lazar Weiss
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780262048675
ISBN 10: 0262048671
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 05 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Santayana (1863-1952) was a philosopher, poet, critic, and novelist. The MIT Press has published The Letters of George Santayana in eight books and The Life of Reason in five books. David E. Spiech has worked in commercial and academic publishing since 1999. Since 2003 he has been on the staff of the Santayana Edition at the Institute for American Thought, helping to produce the critical edition of The Works of George Santayana. Martin A. Coleman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. He is the editor of The Essential Santayana and the director and editor of the Santayana Edition, which is publishing The Works of George Santayana. Faedra Lazar Weiss joined the Santayana Edition as Assistant Editor in August 2018. She brings more than thirty years of editorial experience in areas including music, positive youth development, religious history and texts, and medical ethics.