The hinge, the fold and the chiasmus: variations on The theme of our time.

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63487/reo.44

Keywords:

Ortega y Gasset, perspective, temporality, Philosophy of History, Vital Reason

Abstract

In this article we philosophically evaluate Ortega y Gasset’s idea contained in his essay El tema de nuestro tiempo of the conclusion of the present time due to the exhaustion of reason and the need to integrate it into life. We propose the images of hinge, fold and chiasm as hermeneutical keys to deepen these ideas and discuss the present and the future of philoso- phy. To do so, we analyse Ortega’s philosophy and its connection with history, vital reason and the present. We discuss, above all, the dynamic temporal structure of the perspective and its connection with the subject of our time. We also address the importance of sociology in the understanding of history and the possible directions for the future of a philosophy that in this essay by Ortega announces its end.

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Author Biography

Jorge Úbeda Gómez

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Complutense University of Madrid, in the Department of Philosophy and Society. His teaching dedication is divided between Contemporary Spanish Philosophy and the Master of Teacher Training, both being his main lines of research and publication. His doctoral research focused on the thought of Emmanuel Lévinas, delimiting the Greek roots of Jewish thought. He has published articles on phenomenology, deconstruction and Greek and Jewish thought. He is currently the director of the Promaestro Foundation.

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Published

2024-05-01 — Updated on 2024-05-01

How to Cite

Úbeda Gómez, J. (2024). The hinge, the fold and the chiasmus: variations on The theme of our time. Revista De Estudios Orteguianos, (48), 129–146. https://doi.org/10.63487/reo.44

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No. 48 (2024)

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Articles