Xavier Zubiri 4 December 1898 – 21 September 1983 was a Spanish philosopher. Zubiri was a member of the Madrid School, composed of philosophers José Ortega y Gasset (the founder of the group), José Gaos, and Julián Marías, among others. Zubiri’s philosophy has been categorized as a “materialist open realism”, which “attempted to reformulate classical metaphysics, in a language that was entirely compatible
Juan Luis Vives March Latin: Ioannes Lodovicus Vives; Catalan: Joan Lluís Vives i March; Dutch: Jan Ludovicus Vives; 6 March 1493 – 6 May 1540 was a Spanish (Valencian) scholar and Renaissance humanist who spent most of his adult life in the Southern Netherlands. His beliefs on the soul, insight into early medical practice, and perspective on emotions, memory and learning earned him the title of the
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo 29 September 1864 – 31 December 1936 was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, professor of Greek and Classics, and later rector at the University of Salamanca. His major philosophical essay was The Tragic Sense of Life (1912), and his most famous novel was Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion (1917), a modern exploration
Francisco Suárez SJ 5 January 1548 – 25 September 1617 was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian, one of the leading figures of the School of Salamanca movement, and generally regarded among the greatest scholastics after Thomas Aquinas. His work is considered a turning point in the history of second scholasticism, marking the transition from
Fernando Fernández-Savater Martín born 21 June 1947 at Basque city of San Sebastián is a Spanish philosopher, essayist and author. Contents 1Early years and career 2Political activism 3Personal life 4Bibliography 5References 6External links Early years and career Born in San Sebastián, he was an Ethics professor at the University of the Basque Country for over a decade. Presently he
XJorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana /ˌsæntiˈænə, –ˈɑːnə/; December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952, was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Originally from Spain, Santayana was raised and educated in the US from the age of eight and identified himself as an American, although he always retained a valid Spanish passport. At the age of
Bernardino de Sahagún Spanish: ; c. 1499 – 5 February 1590 was a Franciscan friar, missionary priest and pioneering ethnographer who participated in the Catholic evangelization of colonial New Spain (now Mexico). Born in Sahagún, Spain, in 1499, he journeyed to New Spain in 1529. He learned Nahuatl and spent more than 50 years in the
José Ortega y Gasset Spanish: ; 9 May 1883 – 18 October 1955 was a Spanish philosopher and essayist. He worked during the first half of the 20th century, while Spain oscillated between monarchy, republicanism, and dictatorship. His philosophy has been characterized as a “philosophy of life” that “comprised a long-hidden beginning in a pragmatist metaphysics
Antonio de Nebrija 1444 – 5 July 1522 was the most influential Spanish humanist of his era. He wrote poetry, commented on literary works, and encouraged the study of classical languages and literature but his most important contributions were in the fields of grammar and lexicography. Nebrija was the author of the Spanish Grammar (Gramática
Ramón Menéndez Pidal Spanish pronunciation: ; 13 March 1869 – 14 November 1968 was a Spanish philologist and historian. He worked extensively on the history of the Spanish language and Spanish folklore and folk poetry. One of his main topics was the history and legend of El Cid. He was nominated for a Nobel Prize 23 times, the most nominated person, three times more than