Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy, credited to Santayana, George, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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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 and recording by Gary Gilberd

Recording facts

• Recording title: Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy
• Author credits: Santayana, George
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 6
• Combined MP3 track duration: 2:56:25

Catalogue topics

• philosophy

Track guide

1. 1 - Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense pt. 1 — 37:03
2. 2 - Locke and the Frontiers of Common Sense pt. 2 — 35:12
3. 3 - Fifty Years of British Idealism — 32:57
4. 4 - Revolutions in Science — 22:08
5. 5 - A Long Way Round to Nirvana — 21:59
6. 6 - The Prestige of the Infinite — 27:06

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