Human Existence as Radical Reality: Ortega Y Gasset's Philosophy of Subjectivity - Softcover

Gonzalez, Pedro Blas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557788405 ISBN 13: 9781557788405

Publisher: Paragon House, 2005

Synopsis

José Ortega y Gasset, (1883-1955), Spanish writer, philosopher and revolutionary was noted for his humanistic criticism of modern civilization. His best known work, The Revolt of the Masses earned him an international reputation. In it, he decried the destructive influence of the mass-minded, and therefore mediocre, people, who, if not directed by the intellectually and morally superior minority, encourage the rise of fascism and totalitarianism.

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From the Author

"It is very important that Ortega’s work be reintroduced to a new generation. His work is very appropriate to an understanding of life today when more than ever before human life seems to be increasingly lived with a devastating negation of the subjective." —From the Preface

From the Back Cover

"Unfortunately neglected in recent years, the Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset made important contributions to existentialism, political thought, and cultural analysis throughout the mid-twentieth century. In this skillful study of Ortega's work, Pedro Blas Gonzalez provides an important service by focusing fresh attention on a thinker and a philosophy that remain penetrating and timely." —John K. Roth, Sexton Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College

Edition details

• Publisher: Paragon House
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1557788405
• ISBN 13: 9781557788405
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 280