'A Pragmatist Philosophy of Life in Ortega y Gasset by John T. Graham. Core Concepts of Ortega y Gasset's Philosophy"I live therefore I think": José Ortega y Gasset moved away from Descartes' classic cogito, ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am") to place human life itself as the radical, fundamental reality. Philosophy of Life: His system centers on the concrete reality of human existence, viewing life not as a static thing, but as an ongoing task or action we must construct in interaction with our circumstances (circunstancias). Perspectivism: Reality can only be understood from a specific point of view or perspective; truth is multifaceted rather than absolute. Historical Beings: Humans do not have a fixed nature; instead, we have a history. Understanding our past is vital to navigating the present and avoiding societal crises.'

From Dawn to Decadence: Jacques Barzun: 'The thought occurs that in the high tide of demotics—the second half of the century—it was hard to find a figure of the intellectual world to put side by side with those singled out earlier. One must go back to the first half for a thinker of comparable range and power: the obvious one is Ortega y Gasset, the author of The Revolt of the Masses and numerous other philosophical studies that are also contributions to cultural history. [The book to begin with is The Modern Theme^ Ortega y Gasset died at mid-century, but in his treatment of the arts, education, psychology, and social theory, this aptest observer of his period delineated the leading features of the next. That he was not much cited or quoted after his death does not amount to a settled judgment upon him. Sooner or later he will have to be heard as a witness— and not alone. To know the whole century adequately, historians will have to listen to the words of several others who also belong to its formative time. To cite only three Americans: John Jay Chapman, Albert Jay Nock, and Leo Stein.'