Summary
José Ortega y Gasset: Philosophical writings
Ortega (1883-1955) is, along with Unamun, a leading Spanish philosopher whose followers create both in Europe and in Spanish-speaking countries (especially in Latin America). Among them are García Morente, Zubiri, Xirau, José Gaos, María Zambrano, Marías, Pedro Laín, José Aranguren, Paulino Garagorri... In addition to his title of professor of metaphysics at the University of Madrid, Ortega also edited the famous magazine "Revista de Occidente". In addition, he was also a prominent representative of the liberal wing of Republican Spain (1931-1939). He became known for his efforts to reconcile rationalism and vitalism, rejecting abstract reason, all in favor of reason as a form and function of life (so-called vital reason, within the concept of ratiovitalism). Ortega believes that the life of each individual represents a continuous effort to create ourselves and to decide our own authenticity and destiny. Life is not a biological, but a biographical reality, beyond any transcendence (what is transcendent for each of us is our own human existence). That is why history (man does not have his nature, but his history), as well as philosophy, is a human product. This is the basic thought that permeates this selection of Ortega's philosophical writings.
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