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George Santayana
1. Biography
Santayana’s heritage is rooted in the Spanish diplomatic society with its stress on high education and familiarity with the world community. He was born in Madrid, Spain, on 16 December His father, Agustín Santayana, was born in The father studied law and practiced for a short time before entering the colonial service for posting to the Philippines. While studying law, Agustín served an apprenticeship to a professional painter of the school of Goya and a number of his paintings remain in the private possession of the family. He translated four Senecan tragedies into Spanish, wrote an unpublished book about the island of Mindanao, had an extensive library, and made three trips around the world. In , he became the governor of Batang, a small island in the Philippines. He took over the governorship from the recently deceased José Borrás y Bofarull, who was the father of Josefina Borrás, later to become Agust&iacu
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George Santayana
Spanish-American philosopher (–)
"Santayana" redirects here. For the surname, see Santayana (surname).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz de Santayana and the second or maternal family name is Borrás.
George Santayana | |
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| Born | Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás ()December 16, Madrid, Spain |
| Died | September 26, () (aged&#;88) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | |
| Doctoral advisor | Josiah Royce |
| Notable students | Jacob Loewenberg,[1]Conrad Aiken, T. S. Eliot, Horace Kallen, Walter Lippmann, W. E. B. Du Bois, Edward Rand, Alain Locke, Van Wyck Brooks, Learned Hand, Felix Frankfurter, Max Eastman, Gertrude Stein, Wallace Stevens |
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George Santayana (b. Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y B
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George Santayana
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz dem Santayana y Borrás | |
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| Born | 16 December Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 26 September Rome, Italy |
| Era | 20th century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Pragmatism, Naturalism |
Notable ideas | Lucretianmaterialism, skepticism, natural aristocracy, The Realms of Being |
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Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás (December 16, &#;September 26, ), also known as George Santayana, was a SpanishAmericanacademic, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.[1]
Santayana is known for his sayings,
- "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it",[2]
- "[O]nly the dead have seen the end of war."[3]
Early life
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