Spirituality and religion

pp. 30-50

in: Michael Brodrick, The ethics of detachment in Santayana's philosophy, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Abstract

While psychology does not provide a complete account of ultimate value, Santayana does, calling that which is unconditionally valuable 'spirituality". However, spirituality traditionally falls within the domain of religion. We must therefore determine whether religion includes spirituality in Santayana's sense. If it does, we must then ask what Santayana's account of ultimate value provides that religion does not.