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7The Conservative Disposition in Santayana’s PhilosophyIn Martin A. Coleman & Glenn Tiller (eds.), The Palgrave Companion to George Santayana’s Scepticism and Animal Faith, Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 373-387. 2024.Santayana may be read as a conservative in behavior, thought, and feeling, if not in creed. A close reading of Scepticism and Animal Faith (SAF), Santayana’s autobiography, Persons and Places (PP), and Santayana’s ontology as articulated in Realms of Being (RB), supports an interpretation of Santayana’s philosophy as one of human imperfection and limits, which includes a conservative vision of human flourishing.
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68Santayana's Amphibious ConceptsTransactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 49 (2): 238. 2013.Most of Santayana’s critics view him as an epiphenomenalist. Angus Kerr-Lawson has written several articles that characterize Santayana’s account of consciousness as epiphenomenalist.1 In “Santayana’s Philosophy of Mind”, John Lachs considers the strengths and weaknesses of Santayana’s epiphenomenalism.2 These views are based on solid evidence. Although he seldom uses the word “epiphenomenalism”, Santayana’s most prominent account of mind-body relations has all the features of that theory. In “A…Read more
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10Civil Religion in Modern Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Tocqueville ed. by Steven Frankel and Martin D. YaffeReview of Metaphysics 74 (4): 628-630. 2021.
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9Bioethics and the Rule of Law: A Classical Liberal TheoryJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 45 (3): 277-296. 2020.Heated debates over healthcare policy in the United States point to the need for a legal framework that can sustain both moral diversity and peaceful cooperation. It is argued that the classical liberal Rule of Law, with its foundation in the ethical principle of permission, is such a framework. The paper shows to what extent the current healthcare policy landscape in the United States diverges from the rule of law and suggests how the current framework could be modified in order to better appro…Read more
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12Free to Choose: A Moral Defense of the Right-to-Try MovementJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 45 (1): 61-85. 2020.The claim that individuals legitimately differ with respect to their values seems to be uncontroversial among bioethicists, yet many bioethicists nevertheless oppose right-to-try laws. This seems to be due in part to a failure to recognize that such laws are intended primarily to be political, not legal, instruments. The right-to-try movement seeks to build political support for increasing access to newly developed drugs outside of clinical trials. Opponents of right-to-try laws claim that incre…Read more
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18Frank M. Oppenheim, SJ: A Celebration of His Life and LegacyThe Pluralist 13 (3): 1-7. 2018.Frank Mathias Oppenheim was born in Coldwater, Ohio, on May 18, 1925, and studied at Xavier, Loyola, and Saint Louis Universities. He joined the Chicago Province of the Jesuit Order in 1942 and was ordained on June 15, 1955. He is the author of four books on Josiah Royce’s philosophy: Royce’s Journey Down Under, Royce’s Mature Philosophy of Religion, Royce’s Mature Ethics, and Reverence for the Relations of Life: Re-Imagining Pragmatism via Josiah Royce’s Interactions with Peirce, James, and Dew…Read more
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Reflections on Living WellIn Jose Beltran, Manuel Garrido & Sergio Sevilla (eds.), Santayana: Un Pensador Universal, . 2011.
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Philosophical Legacies of the 1920sIn John R. Shook (ed.), Historical Essays in 20th Century American Philosophy. pp. 45-68. 2015.
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Moral Relativism and Medical DecisionsAmerican Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine 16 (1): 6-14. 2016.
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Irving SingerIn John Lachs and Robert Talisse (ed.), American Philosophy: an Encyclopedia, Routledge. pp. 718. 2007.
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William Pepperell MontagueIn John Lachs and Robert Talisse (ed.), American Philosophy: an Encyclopedia, Routledge. pp. 512. 2007.
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Corliss LamontIn John Lachs and Robert Talisse (ed.), American Philosophy: an Encyclopedia, Routledge. pp. 449-450. 2007.
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Edwin Bissell HoltIn John Lachs and Robert Talisse (ed.), American Philosophy: an Encyclopedia, Routledge. pp. 367-368. 2007.
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Irwin EdmanIn John Lachs and Robert Talisse (ed.), American Philosophy: an Encyclopedia, Routledge. pp. 205-206. 2007.
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30Jessica Flanigan, Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self - Medicate. Oxford University Press 2017. 263 pp. $39.95 (review)Journal of Value Inquiry 53 (1): 169-173. 2019.
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45Review of Under any sky: Contemporary Readings of George Santayana , and: Santayana and America: Values, liberties, responsibility (review) (review)Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 44 (4). 2008.
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9New Morning: Emerson in the Twenty-First Century (edited book)State University of New York Press. 2008.Essays and poems explore the contemporary relevance of Emerson’s work and thought
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8Three Stages of Spirituality: Bulletin of the Santayana SocietyOverheard in Seville 26 (26): 19-24. 2008.
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Transcending Means and Ends Near the End of LifeIn Matthew Caleb Flamm, Giuseppe Patella & Jennifer A. Rea (eds.), George Santayana at 150: International Perspectives, . pp. 241-248. 2014.
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526Emerson and Thoreau: Figures of Friendship, ed. John T. Lysaker and William Rossi. Indiana UP, Bloomington (review)The Pluralist 6 (2): 91-95. 2011.
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12Three Stages of Spirituality: Bulletin of the Santayana SocietyOverheard in Seville 26 (26): 19-24. 2008.
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Matthew C. Flamm and Krzysztof P. Skowronski, eds., Under Any Sky: Contemporary Readings of George Santayana, and Krzysztof P. Skowronski, Santayana and America: Values, Liberties, Responsibility (review)Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 44 (4): 728-734. 2008.
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24The Ethics of Detachment in Santayana's PhilosophyPalgrave-Macmillan. 2015.Knowing that we are finite, how can we live to the fullest? Spanish/American philosopher George Santayana described a special kind of transcendence or "spirituality" that enables us to fully enjoy the present moment, regardless of our limited existence. This book clarifies and extends Santayana's account of spirituality, while suggesting how the detachment of spirituality can relieve human suffering, enrich our lives, and make us better human beings.
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27American TranscendentalismIn James Fieser & Bradley Dowden (eds.), Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, . 2011.American transcendentalism is essentially a kind of practice by which the world of facts and the categories of common sense are temporarily exchanged for the world of ideas and the categories of imagination. The point of this exchange is to make life better by lifting us above the conflicts and struggles that weigh on our souls. As these chains fall away, our souls rise to heightened experiences of freedom and union with the good. Emerson and Thoreau are the two most significant nineteenth centu…Read more
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121Race questions, provincialism, and other american problems: Expanded edition (review) (review)Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 47 (2): 248-252. 2011.One of the merits of Royce’s writings is that Royce has set his sights high. The expanded edition of Race Questions, Provincialism, and Other American Problems, edited by Scott L. Pratt and Shannon Sullivan, is no exception to this rule. In pointing the way to “social salvation,” the shorter “Provincialism”—one of the essays added to the originals to form the expanded edition—captures the overarching purpose of the book and of much of Royce’s philosophy. The essays address different moral proble…Read more
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253Freedom and Limits by John Lachs, edited by Patrick Shade (review)Review of Metaphysics 68 (4): 859-861. 2015.
Michael Brodrick
Arkansas Tech University
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAdjunct Assistant Professor (Part-time)
Russellville, Arkansas, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy of the Americas |
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Religion |
19th Century Philosophy |
Asian Philosophy |