Download or read book Winds Of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion written by George Santayana and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winds of Doctrine by George Santayana is a philosophical textbook exploring and debating the ideas of Bertrand Russell and Henri Bergson. Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana, was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Excerpt: "The present age is a critical one and interesting to live in. The civilization characteristic of Christendom has not disappeared, yet another civilization has begun to take its place. We still understand the value of religious faith; we still appreciate the pompous arts of our forefathers; we are brought up on academic architecture, sculpture, painting, poetry, and music."