The Sense of Beauty

George Santayana was for many years a professor of philosophy at Harvard University. Expressing a theme that remained a life long characteristic, he explains why he gave up "academic lumber" and went into retirement. The pursuit of pure philosophy became his revolt against intellectual dissolution and anarchy. His writings were substantial John McCormick is professor emeritus of comparative literature at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Currently, he resides in York, EnglandGeorge Santayana is the author of 'The Sense of Beauty', published 2002 under ISBN 9780765809841 and ISBN 0765809842.