George Santayana, (2017), Volume I: Reason in Common Sense chapter: Introduction to "The Life of Reason" , publisher: Open Road Media (1st edition, 1905, Charles Scribner's Sons)
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In Aristotle the conception of human nature is perfectly sound; everything ideal has a natural basis and everything natural an ideal development.
— George Santayana on Human nature
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About George Santayana
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana (16 December 1863 in Madrid, Spain – 26 September 1952 in Rome, Italy) was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.
About George Santayana
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana (16 December 1863 in Madrid, Spain – 26 September 1952 in Rome, Italy) was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.
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