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Social upheaval in early 20th-century Europe is the historical setting for this seminal study by the Spanish philosopher, Jose Ortega y Gasset. Continuously in print since 1932, Ortega's vision of Western culture as sinking to its lowest common denominator and drifting toward chaos brought its... read more
First Sentence
THERE is one fact which, whether for good or ill, is of utmost importance in the public life of Europe at the present moment.
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- Jose OrtegaYGasset (Author)
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