The Genteel Tradition: Nine Essays

By George Santayana

Book Overview

This book brings together two seminal works by George Santayana, one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century: Character and Opinion in the United States, which stands with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674347005
• ISBN13: 9780674347007
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

european perspective - still carries some weight- but definetely biased

Do the europeans not strive -in their own way- for the "genteel"? Of course, but Santayana writes beautifully, critically and with timeless validity.