The Revolt of the Masses | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9788028512064 | The Revolt of the Masses | José Ortega y Gasset | Taschenbuch

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The Revolt of the Masses is Ortega y Gasset's penetrating diagnosis of modern European civilization, written in the aftermath of liberalism's triumphs and amid the political convulsions of the early twentieth century. Its central figure, the "mass man," is not simply the common citizen but the complacent product of abundance, specialization, and inherited freedoms. Aphoristic, urgent, and philosophically elegant, the book stands between cultural criticism, political theory, and existential reflection. José Ortega y Gasset, Spain's foremost modern philosopher, was shaped by German idealism, phenomenology, and the crisis of Spanish national identity after 1898. As a public intellectual, professor, and essayist, he sought to renew European thought by insisting that human life is inseparable from circumstance. His anxiety over technocracy, nationalism, and intellectual mediocrity informs the book's critique of democratic modernity. This work is essential for readers interested in the fate of liberal civilization, the psychology of crowds, and the responsibilities of cultural elites. Though controversial in its assumptions, it remains a provocative and remarkably prescient invitation to examine freedom, authority, and the fragile conditions that sustain civilized life.

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Genre:	Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9788028512064
ISBN-10:	8028512062
Sprache:	Englisch
Autor:	Ortega y Gasset, José
Übersetzung:	Copycat
Hersteller:	Copycat
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße:	7 x 152 x 229 mm
Von/Mit:	José Ortega y Gasset
Gewicht:	0,187 kg