We are happy to announce that John Lachs's Practical Philosophy: Critical Essays on His Thought with Replies and Bibliography, edited by Chris Skowroński, has just been published by Brill (Leiden-Boston). The idea of the volume was born during the international conference on John Lachs (with his participation) that was organized by Berlin Forum in 2015 in Berlin, within the series of American and European Values conferences (special thanks for organizing the event should go to the then chair, … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-9-84_Ojmk&feature=youtu.be The  Santayana Society, including its President, dr. Richard Rubin, should be thanked for help with organizing an international online seminar on February 16, 2018. Our 2-hour-long discussion - click the recording above - circled around the following issues/questions: How does Santayana characterize the spiritual life in PSL and did his characterization of the spiritual life change or develop in his later works? What … [Read more...]

Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum e.V. and the George Santayana Society invite you to participate in an online seminar entitled "The Nature of Spirituality: Santayana and Beyond." It will be held on Friday, February 16, 2018, at 21.00 Berlin Time (15.00 New York Time). [...] … [Read more...]

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFqUVXMs00c&t=130s An online seminar with John Lachs took place on Saturday, November 18, 2017. John Lachs is an educator and the author of numerous books on American philosophy, especially American pragmatism, on Santayana, and the practical implementation of philosophy into life. This online seminar follows the online seminar about his text "The Quality of Life," October 5, 2017, during which we discussed the relationship between various aspects … [Read more...]