SUNY Sere i Latin American and isi Thought and Calta Jorge J.B. Gracia and Rosemary Geldof Fe eitors What Is Knowledge? José Ortega y Gasset Tiarlated and Edited by JORGE GARCIA.GOMEZ ‘STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK FRESSI Il Contents a Trento’ Introduction Jorge Garct-Gemex Spanish Edtor' Note lino Garam Life as Performance (Performatve Being) Problems 33 December 19,1999 35 The 2929-1950 une 42 "rise Day 40 Second Day 42 Third Day” 46 SithDay 33 Seventh Dy 65 EighthDay 7 Concerning Radical Reality Second Lecture 77 Third Lose 8 Fourth Lecture “93, What Is Life? Third Lecture 105 ith sure rok Sixth lecture 6 Seveath Lec 137 Eighth Lecuse. 136 v3IV What Ie Knowledge Glimpses ofthe History of Philosophy Neath Lecre 155 ‘Tenth Lecawe 156 Beenth Lecture 167 Appendix: Ideas and Beli Chapter One Believing and Thinking «77 U We Have Beas, But We Find Ourselves Placed Sn Ot Bal To "Think About Thing’ “To Connton Them 137 The Betudaloment of Oso Tams. We Relive fn Reus, Not i lt Ideas Sconce Alor ety 18 ond ML Dob and Beli. "Ss of Donbte"The Place of the Ideas. 185 (Chap io: Iner Works 189 1 The PhonopkersRidiuluanes. A Car Bresown andthe BreskdouneofFitors "Ideas and Bes All Ove Ain. 189 The Ingrtde of Haman Beings ond Nabed Realy 192 IM. Sionce a Pact A Triangle and Hamlet The Treas of Eros. 196 IV. The Artedaton ofthe mer Work. boggy Index | Translator’s Introduction Jorge Garcla-Gomez as Understandably, Felino Garagor in bis capacity of editor ofthe org ralvemion af this book! was relent to llr the eer his ova ses ‘et ofthe wor peleting to defer th eters unpejucced consid Craton? According be conte himclt aking Took a om a ‘nage poi ira to Ont’ entieplosophial Work” and of ‘Barbe he cme tothe conlsion thay "(sto thenteleran sgn tance ofthe ew book" one eal appropriately sa that "is dsined feb one ofthe mont impoctans par of ts lp? Lcetiny concur Irth minha ert stot est cave with simple ackowedy {une of greeny, for no otc feson than te fact eat Gago, following Ortep' own oie and hie rage fers hs Wot hat ‘hoses he Spanish equivalent of What Ie Raledge asthe tie for che book Boe dat dein, in my opaion, may prove mileading to the ‘eae foresee to sgn tha hi ork of Ore’ sald be uae vo ef were mere orto his part arrive at free atu ton ofthe longstanding philosophical prenospaion with knowledge Sndas hie pacar contin tothe Bld that ha come to be know = epstemplogy or shear or knowledge” Tht however wou be, in face ffl maceration of he incnt ands fale to appre itt ‘dane ete tempt oshow ha tithe ie Some Epistemological Traditions ‘Asaf approach othe pllowphial digg i question, oe could fy dhareptemology “i branch of loopy wich eoneered wa thontare and cope of knowledge, prenppostions and lass 20d he