Books Abroad
Vol. 28, No. 1 (Winter, 1954), p. 35 (1 page)
Published By: Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
Julian Marías. Introduccion a la filosofia. Madrid. Revista de Occidente. 3rd ed., 1953. xiii + 462 pages. 75 ptas.
The title promises less than the book gives. Marias's work is, in fact, a fairly complete, co-herent and interesting system of philosophy. It is based upon Ortega y Gasset's philosophy of vital reason, but Marías has worked out many parts that his master had barely sketched. Al-though strictly philosophical in its approach, it is also valuable for the general reader. This is due in part to the fact that the "philosophy of the vital reason" is open to all minds, but also in part to the author's successful effort to introduce into philosophy an analysis of man's situation in our times.
José Ferrater Mora
Bryn Mawr College