Ortega y Gasset, José 1883-1955

The revolt of the masses by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
437 editions published between 1929 and 2011 in 26 languages and held by 2,917 libraries worldwide
The book begins: "There is one fact which, whether for good or ill, is of utmost importance in the public life of Europe at the present moment. This fact is the accession of the masses to complete social power." Who are the masses? Oretga saw them as the group of people disposed to mediocrity, opposed to excellence, and inclined towards conformed thinking. Agglomerated, they wield a frightful amount of power that we see today as they assertively lay claim to a myriad of demands and "rights." The masses' revolt is nothing less than a rebellion against any and all forms of superiority and thus seeks to obliterate the very concept of excellence.

The dehumanization of art; and other essays on art, culture, and literature by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
81 editions published between 1925 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 1,912 libraries worldwide

Man and crisis by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
59 editions published between 1956 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,425 libraries worldwide

What is philosophy by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
84 editions published between 1957 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,421 libraries worldwide

Man and people by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
72 editions published between 1954 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 1,323 libraries worldwide
Publiée à titre posthume en 1957, cette réflexion libre et iconoclaste de la sociologie vise à définir les outils conceptuels nécessaires à une connaissance objective du monde social.

The modern theme by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
150 editions published between 1923 and 2005 in 8 languages and held by 1,231 libraries worldwide

Meditations on Quixote by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
84 editions published between 1914 and 2008 in 11 languages and held by 1,148 libraries worldwide

Mission of the university by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
67 editions published between 1930 and 2007 in 7 languages and held by 1,084 libraries worldwide

The origin of philosophy by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
29 editions published between 1960 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 1,045 libraries worldwide
"This essay on the roots and historical justification of philosophy marks a decisive step in posing the problem of what philosophy is. Jose Ortega y Gasset re-creates "the moment when Parmenides began talking about something exceptionally strange, which he called 'being." How and why, he asks, did such a surprising adventure come about?" "Considering the human qualities that prompt a curiosity about existence and eternity, Ortega examines philosophy's etymology, its connection to poetry, and its differentiation from religion and other modes of thought. He lucidly delineates radical differences of doctrine and style among early Greek thinkers, especially the "madman of reason" Parmenides and the "absolute individual" Heraclitus. He also considers philosophy's fundamental task of revealing the latent world poised behind the manifest world and discovering the relations between them."--BOOK JACKET.

On love : aspects of a single theme by José Ortega y Gasset ( Book )
148 editions published between 1933 and 2009 in 13 languages and held by 1,035 libraries worldwide