Character and Opinion in the United States

'Character and Opinion in the United States' is his comprehensive critique of American thought and civilization and reflects the detached cosmopolitan perspective that lent his criticism its characteristic objectivity and strength. Santayana's subject here is the conflict of materialism and idealism in American life.

I: The Moral Background; II: The Academic Environment During; III: William James; IV: Josiah Royce; V: Later Speculations; VI: Materialism and Idealism in American Life; VII: English Liberty in America