Discussing "The Revolt Of The Masses" By Jose Ortega y Gasset

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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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:35 Ortega y Gasset's Life
• 2:01 "The Greatest Crisis That Can Afflict Peoples, Nations, And Civilization"
• 3:48 The Masses Cannot Direct Their Own Existence?
• 8:01 An Allusion To Ancient Greek Drama
• 9:03 His Definition Of Mass Man And Select Man
• 11:02 Effects Of The Mass Coming To Social Power
• 12:34 A Comparison To The Roman Empire
• 14:32 The Growth Of The Power Of The Masses Since The 18th Century
• 16:20 How Epochs View Themselves
• 17:38 Freedom From Modern Culture
• 21:05 "Retrogression, Barbarism, Decadence"
• 21:52 The Origin Of Putting Your Finger Up To Your Lips To Tell Someone To Be Quiet
• 23:12 Forecasting History
• 24:33 The Mass Man, The Excellent Man, Service To The Transcendental, And Morality