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The Absolute Self: George Santayana\u2019s Reckoning with German Philosophy<\/strong><\/h1>\n

What happens when philosophy turns inward\u2014and never looks back?<\/p>\n

In Egotism in German Philosophy<\/em>, George Santayana confronts one of the most influential intellectual traditions of modernity with unmatched clarity and skepticism. From Kant\u2019s sublime inward turn to Nietzsche\u2019s audacious Will to Power, Santayana maps the trajectory of a philosophical movement that begins in the search for truth but ends in the deification of the self.<\/p>\n

This is not merely a critique of ideas\u2014it is a cultural and ethical reckoning. Santayana shows how German idealism, with its seductive blend of introspection, moral absolutism, and historical destiny, evolves into a metaphysical justification for unbridled will, militant nationalism, and the cult of genius. Whether dissecting Hegel\u2019s dialectic, exposing Fichte\u2019s myth of the \u201ccreative ego,\u201d or unraveling Nietzsche\u2019s solitary gospel, Santayana offers more than critique: he restores philosophy\u2019s duty to the world outside the mind.<\/p>\n

Written during the cataclysm of the First World War, Egotism in German Philosophy<\/em> reads today with startling relevance. In an age once again tempted by ideological certainty and performative selfhood, Santayana\u2019s defense of humility, reason, and shared reality is not only prescient\u2014it is urgent.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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