{"product_id":"tragic-sense-of-life-miguel-de-unamuno-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 S nchez (1917).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miguel de Unamuno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596057238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596057234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Miguel de Unamuno","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991656825087,"sku":"9781596057234","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e488ffd-575a-4ac4-a362-04f6f18fd8f7.jpg?v=1683311518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tragic-sense-of-life-miguel-de-unamuno-9781596057234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}