Key Points

• Spanish philosopher and essayist

• The main theme of his philosophy is life itself

• He's inspired by proto-existentialism and realistic historicism

• Left Spain and went into exile after the Civil War

• Founded the Institute of Humanities once he returned to Spain in 1948

Relevant Works

• Meditaciones del Quijote (1921)

• España invertebrada (1921)

• La deshumanización del arte (1925)

• La rebelión de las masas (1930)

• El tema de nuestro tiempo (1923)