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Scepticism and Animal Faith

Scepticism and Animal Faith
George Santayana

Scepticism and Animal Faith is a later work by Spanish-born American philosopher George Santayana. He intended it to be "merely the introduction to a new system of philosophy," a work that would later be called The Realms of Being, which constitutes the bulk of his philosophy, along with The Life of Reason.

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“[The empiricist] thinks he believes only what he sees, but he is much better at believing than at seeing.”

George Santayana book Scepticism and Animal Faith

"Objections to Belief in Substance", p. 201
Scepticism and Animal Faith (1923)

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“Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.”

George Santayana book Scepticism and Animal Faith

The Works of George Santayana p. 65
Scepticism and Animal Faith (1923)

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