Jose Ortega y Gasset

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A Spanish philosopher who wrote about society and argued it should be led by educated people

proper noun
/hoʊˈzeɪ ɔrˈteɪɡə i ɡɑˈsɛt/

: José Ortega y Gasset

Jose Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher.

Examples

The ideas of Jose Ortega y Gasset have influenced political thought throughout the twentieth century.
Many students of philosophy study the works of Jose Ortega y Gasset in university courses.
Jose Ortega y Gasset is renowned for his concept of the 'mass man' in his writings.
Do you like Jose Ortega y Gasset?
Jose Ortega y Gasset is renowned for his concept of the 'mass man' in his writings.
Many students of philosophy study the works of Jose Ortega y Gasset in university courses.
The ideas of Jose Ortega y Gasset have influenced political thought throughout the twentieth century.

Synonyms

Ortega y Gasset

vsJose Ortega y Gasset

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A Spanish thinker who says society should be led by educated people and writes about culture

is the full personal name rather than the short form

Surface Forms

Jose Ortega y Gasset main

Morphology

Jose + Ortega + y + Gasset

This item is a proper name (the full name of an individual), so its referent and biographical information are not compositional. Knowing the constituent tokens (personal names and the Spanish conjunction 'y') does not allow a learner to infer that this is a Spanish philosopher; proper names are referential and language-specific, making the meaning unpredictable from the parts.

Etymology

Jose Ortega y Gasset is a Spanish personal name: Jose is the Spanish form of 'Joseph', and y means 'and', joining his father's surname Ortega and his mother's surname Gasset. He was a Spanish philosopher, so using his full name helps people know exactly which thinker is meant.