Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy


Read by Gary Gilberd

(4.7 stars; 9 reviews)

Before the beginning of World War II, during the time of the Modernist movement in philosophy, George Santayana wrote these five descriptive essays. He examined John Locke’s sensationalism, British Idealism, the “Theory of Relativity”, Freud’s psychology, and Julien Benda’s preachment on the relations between God and the world. (Summary written by Gary) (2 hr 56 min)

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Essay #1 Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense pt. 1 37:02 Read by Gary Gilberd
Essay #1 Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense pt. 2 35:11 Read by Gary Gilberd
Essay #2 Fifty Years of British Idealism 32:57 Read by Gary Gilberd
Essay #3 Revolutions in Science 22:07 Read by Gary Gilberd
Essay #4 A Long Way Round to Nirvana 21:59 Read by Gary Gilberd
Essay #5 The Prestige of the Infinite 27:05 Read by Gary Gilberd

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(5 stars)

Great read by Mr Gilberd! He has the author's ironic tone down pat. Thanks.