Dr. Mack gives a quick summary of chapters 4-9 of the novel, and discusses some of the key philosophical points of contact, including fissures, uncertainty vs ignorance, and the select man.

Dr. Mack talks about chapters 2 and 3 of El capitán Alatriste — particularly Quevedo’s poem Muros de la patria mía and how they relate to the thought of Ortega and Julián Marías.

Dr. Mack discusses the first chapter of Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s 1996 novel El capitán Alatriste.

Dr. Mack talks about why all philosophy kind of sounds the same.

Dr. Mack walks through Julián Marías’s 1981 essay “Una trayectoria filosófica” in which he talks about his relationships with Unamuno and Ortega and thoughts about philosophy towards the end of his career.

Dr. Mack walks through the introductory argument of María Zambrano’s El hombre y lo divino (Man and the Divine) in which she argues for the de-deification of man in order to allow space for the “true” divine.

Dr. Mack discusses Julián Marías’s “The Vital Function of the Truth,” which is chapter 2 of his celebrated Introduction to Philosophy (1947).

Dr. Mack explains one of María Zambrano’s fundamental ideas: “poetic reason” — a fusion of logical philosophical inquiry and intuitive, poetic contemplation.

Dr. Mack discusses chapters 11 and 12 of Ortega y Gasset’s The Revolt of the Masses, highlighting how Ortega really encourages readers to strive to be better.

Dr. Mack discusses chapter one of José Ortega y Gasset’s The Revolt of the Masses. Originally written in 1929, this piece of political/social philosophy is still quite relevant today.