Scepticism and Animal Faith
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Scepticism and Animal Faith is a 1923 philosophical work by George Santayana that explores the limits of human knowledge and defends a pragmatic reliance on instinctive belief in everyday life.
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| Scepticism and Animal Faith canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scepticism and Animal Faith Context triple: [George Santayana, notableWork, Scepticism and Animal Faith]
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A.
The Process of Belief
The Process of Belief is a 2002 punk rock album by Bad Religion that marked a powerful creative resurgence and the return of guitarist Brett Gurewitz to the band.
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B.
Praise of the Creatures
Praise of the Creatures is a religious poem traditionally attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi that celebrates God through the beauty and harmony of creation.
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C.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
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D.
The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy is a collection of philosophical essays by William James that defends the legitimacy of religious and moral belief in the absence of conclusive evidence.
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E.
God and Other Minds
"God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scepticism and Animal Faith Target entity description: Scepticism and Animal Faith is a 1923 philosophical work by George Santayana that explores the limits of human knowledge and defends a pragmatic reliance on instinctive belief in everyday life.
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A.
The Process of Belief
The Process of Belief is a 2002 punk rock album by Bad Religion that marked a powerful creative resurgence and the return of guitarist Brett Gurewitz to the band.
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B.
Praise of the Creatures
Praise of the Creatures is a religious poem traditionally attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi that celebrates God through the beauty and harmony of creation.
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C.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
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D.
The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy is a collection of philosophical essays by William James that defends the legitimacy of religious and moral belief in the absence of conclusive evidence.
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E.
God and Other Minds
"God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | radical skepticism ⓘ |
| author | George Santayana ⓘ |
| centralConcept | animal faith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| defends | pragmatic reliance on instinctive belief ⓘ |
| explores | limits of human knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
20th-century epistemology
ⓘ
American philosophy ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
foundation of knowledge in practice
ⓘ
relation between reason and instinct ⓘ role of belief in everyday life ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical skepticism
ⓘ
modern epistemology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
belief
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ human knowledge ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| partOf | George Santayana's philosophical system ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | critical realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
naturalism
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| precedes |
The Realms of Being
ⓘ
linked to:
Realms of Being
|
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Life of Reason
ⓘ
The Realms of Being ⓘ
linked to:
Realms of Being
|
| setting | philosophical reflection on ordinary experience ⓘ |
| supports |
common-sense beliefs
ⓘ
instinctive belief in everyday life ⓘ |
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