Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy: Five Essays

by George Santayana

Book Overview

A good portrait of Locke would require an elaborate background. His is not a figure to stand statuesquely in a void: the pose might not seem grand enough for bronze or marble. Rather he should be painted in the manner of the Dutch masters, in a sunny interior, scrupulously furnished with all the implements of domestic comfort and philosophic enquiry: the Holy Bible open majestically before him, and beside it that other revelation-the terrestrial globe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1516907329
• ISBN13: 9781516907328
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"