{"product_id":"tragic-sense-of-life-9781596057234","title":"Tragic Sense of Life","description":"To the mentality that assumes, more or less consciously, that we must of necessity find a solution to every problem, belongs the argument based on the disastrous consequences of a thing. Take any book of apologetics-that is to say, of theological advocacy-and you will see how many times you will meet with this phrase-\"the disastrous consequences of this doctrine.\" Now the disastrous consequences of a doctrine prove at most that the doctrine is disastrous, but not that it is false, for there is no proof that the true is necessarily that which suits us best. -from \"The Rationalist Dissolution\" This is the masterpiece of Miguel de Unamuno, a member of the group of Spanish intellectuals and philosophers known as the \"Generation of '98,\" and a writer whose work dramatically influenced a wide range of 20th-century literature. His down-to-earth demeanor and no-nonsense outlook makes this 1921 book a favorite of intellectuals to this day, a practical, sensible discussion of the war between faith and reason that consumed the twentieth century and continues to rage in the twenty-first century. de Unamuno's philosophy is not the stuff of a rarefied realm but an integral part of fleshly, sensual life, metaphysics that speaks to daily living and the real world. Spanish philosopher MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO (1864-1936) was a prolific writer of essays, novels, poetry, and the stage plays. His books include Peace in War (1895), The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho (1905), and Abel Sánchez (1917).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033952907538,"sku":"9781596057234","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8d30132b-3436-4446-9816-40fc169ccf7d.jpg?v=1770981327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tragic-sense-of-life-9781596057234","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}