Unamuno God, Immortality and the Tragic Sense

William Soto

Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Langston, Douglas

Keywords

Immortality, Unamuno, God

Area of Concentration

Philosophy

Abstract

In this thesis, I examine the works of Miguel de Unamuno. I scrutinize both his proper philosophical writings and his literature in order to gain a better understanding of the positions he was putting forth. Specifically, I examine how his views on things such as God and religion were all structured around the notion of immortality. In order to better understand why the belief in immortality was such a major issue for Unamuno, I also examine Don Quixote � a work that had a major influence over him and his writings. At the outset, Unamuno�s writings appear to be scattered and poorly written at times, but, when organized around the belief in immortality it becomes apparent that his writings are more than just random thoughts strung together. Unamuno�s ultimate point is that irrational beliefs � for him the prime example was immortality � have a very important role to play in a person�s belief system. And although others might attempt to rationalize or downplay these beliefs, the role they play in the lives of many � and the �tragic sense� they impart to life � must not be underestimated.

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