Posts Tagged “José Ortega y Gasset”

José Ortega y Gasset on the immediacy of life

By | January 9, 2011

We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its coerciveness: it is always urgent, “here and now” without any possible postponement. Life is fired at us point-blank. José Ortega y Gasset Mission of the University (Transaction, 1992), 63.

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Hustle, reflection, and prayer

By | July 17, 2009

Clock hands will cold cock you quicker than any man’s fists. I see it happen every day. I know it from personal experience. And I also find myself bumping into the fact in my reading. One piece of good news: I find an answer to the problem there as well. Spanish philosopher José Ortega y [...]

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