Jose Ortega y Gasset, the most famous Spanish philosopher of the 20th century, left behind a highly interesting body of work that touches on a wide range of topics that preoccupy the modern human. Born in 1883, he lived through all the important events that shaped the modern world, so his works represent an extremely … Read more
“The need for a state of morale that arises from the pure nature itself, from the battle itself, was emphasized by Plato in all his works, and more than twenty centuries later by Kant and his successors. There is no philosopher who considered himself such, or a thinker who would doubt this need. Despite the … Read more
The old world of new history is ending and dissolving, and an unknown new world is being born. Russian philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev (Kiev, 1874 – Paris, 1948) worked and wrote in the first half of the 20th century, and witnessed the disappearance of the old imperial way of life in Russia, the First World War, … Read more
Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected president of the Republic of South Africa, a country that had suffered for centuries from the consequences of social and economic discrimination in its racially divided society. From his early understanding of democracy within the context of his culture to his persistent efforts and sacrifices in later stages … Read more
