Ortega y Gasset on Metaphysics

  • Pedro Blas González Barry University, EUA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1490487
Keywords: Metaphysics, Phenomenology, Existentialism, Continental Philosophy

Abstract

Some Lessons in Metaphysics is José Ortega y Gasset’s testament to metaphysics in relation to existential longing. While Ortega writes about metaphysics in other of his works, it is in Some Lessons in Metaphysics that he defines metaphysics as springing from man’s immediate (existential) necessity to find coherence in individual human existence, which man experiences as a «shipwrecked» being in the cosmos. Metaphysical reflection aims to establish coherence and meaning in human life. As a result of existential inquietude, Ortega argues that metaphysics is the cornerstone of thoughtful philosophical reflection for people who «need it».

Author Biography

Pedro Blas González, Barry University, EUA

PEDRO BLAS GONZÁLEZ, is Professor of Philosophy at the Barry University, USA. PhD in Philosophy at the DePaul University. His main interests are in ibero-american philosophy, German Idealism, metaphisics, phenomenology and philosophy of history; more specifically in the relation between subjectivity, self-knowledge, personal autonomy and philosophy. Among his most relevant publications there are: Human Existence as Radical Reality: Ortega's Philosophy of Subjectivity (St. Paul, MN: Paragon House, 2005); Fragments: Essays in Subjectivity, Individuality and Autonomy (New York: Algora Publishing, 2005); Ortega's «The Revolt of the Masses» and the Triumph of the New Man (New York: Algora Publishing Algora Publishing, 2007); Unamuno: A Lyrical Essay (Moorpark, California Floricanto Press, 2007); and Philosophical Perspectives on Cinema (Lockport, NY: Lincoln Publishing, 2011).

References

Ortega y Gasset, José (1967). The Origin of Philosophy. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

Ortega y Gasset, José (1969). Some Lessons in Metaphysics. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

Whitehead, Alfred North (1938). Modes of Thought. New York: Macmillan.
Published
2017-12-22
How to Cite
[1]
Blas González, P. 2017. Ortega y Gasset on Metaphysics. Disputatio. 6, 7 (Dec. 2017), 199-209. DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1490487.
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Vol. 6 No. 7 (2017)
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Articles and Essays

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