“The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will.”

About José Ortega y Gasset

Philosopher • Spanish

José Ortega y Gasset was a prominent Spanish philosopher and essayist active in the first half of the 20th century. He was a key figure in the novecentismo movement and a leader of the Madrid School of philosophy. His...