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Discussing "The Revolt Of The Masses" By Jose Ortega y Gasset
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Revolt Of The Masses" which Jose Ortega y Gasset first published as a series of essays in 1929 before it was published as a book in 1930.
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Introduction
Ortega y Gasset's Life
"The Greatest Crisis That Can Afflict Peoples, Nations, And Civilization"
The Masses Cannot Direct Their Own Existence?
An Allusion To Ancient Greek Drama
His Definition Of Mass Man And Select Man
Effects Of The Mass Coming To Social Power
A Comparison To The Roman Empire
The Growth Of The Power Of The Masses Since The 18th Century
How Epochs View Themselves
Freedom From Modern Culture
"Retrogression, Barbarism, Decadence"
The Origin Of Putting Your Finger Up To Your Lips To Tell Someone To Be Quiet
Forecasting History
The Mass Man, The Excellent Man, Service To The Transcendental, And Morality