Project Gutenberg 2015-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 334 Santayana, George 1863 1952 Santayana, Jorge Santayana, Georgius 2008570683 Egotism in German Philosophy E-text prepared by Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Egotism in German Philosophy" by George Santayana is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. The book explores the nature of German philosophy, emphasizing its subjective and egotistical core, as well as its implications in the broader context of culture and morality. Santayana presents a critical analysis of German philosophical thought, particularly focusing on figures like Kant, Fichte, and Hegel, and argues that their ideas often reflect an overemphasis on the individual self at the expense of reality and communal values. The opening of the book lays the groundwork for Santayana's critique, revealing his perspective on German philosophy as fundamentally flawed yet influential. He expresses his skepticism about its validity and laments the pervasive egotism he perceives in its core tenets. Santayana introduces his views on the subjective nature of thought and the tendency of German philosophers to glorify this egotism, suggesting that it has contributed to a distorted understanding of existence, duty, and moral responsibility. By outlining the philosophical landscape, he sets the stage for a deeper examination of individualism versus collective experiences and the philosophical reflections that shape societal values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Philosophy, German Egoism B Text Category: German Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 275076 2025-08-19T11:54:44.761388 text/html 249720 2024-10-24T17:06:45 text/html 175524 2025-08-19T11:54:48.806360 application/epub+zip 175640 2025-08-19T11:54:45.549349 application/epub+zip 175640 2025-08-19T11:54:45.131373 application/epub+zip 257848 2025-08-19T11:54:51.378351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230717 2025-08-19T11:54:48.357344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231299 2022-09-22T04:22:44.587968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240671 2025-08-19T11:54:44.413369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220787 2024-10-24T17:06:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16579 2025-08-19T11:54:51.646336 application/rdf+xml 11604 2025-08-19T11:54:45.226361 image/jpeg 2240 2025-08-19T11:54:45.178380 image/jpeg 157910 2025-08-19T11:54:44.786372 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia