Editor’s Blog

Katarzyna Kremplewska’s new book Life as Insinuation: George Santayana’s Hermeneutics of Finite Life and Human Self (SUNY Press, 2019) presents Santayana’s understanding of the self in the context of a philosophy of life. The work examines the tension between the possibility of self-integrity and the tragic character of human life. Kremplewska demonstrates a keen knowledge …

The Life of Reason in an Age of Terrorism (Brill, 2018) is a newly published collection of essays based on the conference hosted by the Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum in the summer of 2016. The book was co-edited by George Santayana Society members Charles Padrón and Chris Skowoński and includes several contributions by writers …

The Modern Language Association (MLA) Committee on Scholarly Editions has awarded the critical edition of Three Philosophical Poets: Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe, Volume VIII of The Works of George Santayana, its seal designating it an MLA Approved Edition. The seal acknowledges the accuracy, appropriateness, explicitness, and consistency of editorial procedures that insure the publication of …

  The George Santayana Society (GSS) is pleased to offer a prize for outstanding scholarly writing in honor of Professor Angus Kerr-Lawson. The prize is offered in tribute to outstanding contributions made by Kerr-Lawson to Santayana scholarship published in Overheard in Seville: Bulletin of the George Santayana Society. Any scholar not more than five years …

On the 4th of April 2017, at the Instituto Cervantes at Harvard University, the Observatorio de la lengua española y las culturas hispánicas en los Estados Unidos , a panel met to discuss Santayana’s affiliation with the Observatorio. This conversation was moderated by Sean Kelly of Harvard’s Department of Philosophy. The occasion of this gathering …

The George Santayana Society has the opportunity to participate in the World Congress of Philosophy in Beijing, China from August 13–20, 2018. The theme of the conference is “Learning to Be Human.” Santayana certainly had much to say about that topic, so it would be great to have several papers. At this point we don’t …

Dear Friend of Santayana, The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is facing the possibility of elimination by the new presidential administration.  The NEH has been extremely supportive of the Santayana Edition. Please contact the president and your members of congress to let them know that you support the NEH.  You can learn about the …

Dear Friends of the George Santayana Society, This is the last post in this series of news from the GSS for the start of 2017. We shall continue to keep you informed over the next few months. Santayana in China The George Santayana Society has the opportunity to participate in the World Congress of Philosophy in …

Dear Friends of the George Santayana Society, The George Santayana Society and the Santayana Edition have always been and will remain closely intertwined. The Edition is the publisher of Overheard in Seville, it provides staff for preparing the Bulletin for publication, and the Director of the Santayana Edition serves as the Managing Editor of Overheard …

Dear Friends of the George Santayana Society, Angus Kerr-Lawson and the prize in his honor The Angus Kerr-Lawson Prize is offered in tribute to Kerr-Lawson’s outstanding contributions to Santayana scholarship both as longtime editor of Overheard in Seville and as the author of many articles that appeared in our Bulletin and in other publications. Kerr-Lawson …