Maria Zambrano 1904 – 1991
Maria Zambrano (1904 – 1991) was a Spanish philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Continental Philosophy.
Maria Zambrano Alarcon was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, and disciple of Jose Ortega y Gasset and one of the principal voices of twentieth-century Spanish-language thought. After the fall of the Spanish Republic she lived in a long exile through Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, France, and Italy, and only in the last years of her life returned to a democratic Spain that received her with the Cervantes Prize in 1988. Her Philosophy and Poetry, Person and Democracy, and the late Clearings of the Forest developed a distinctive philosophy of poetic reason, of the irreducible person, and of the meditative, dawn-attentive form of philosophical writing.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Continental Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Maria Zambrano:
“Poetic reason restores what abstract reason has lost.”
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Attributed to Maria Zambrano:
“Philosophy without poetry forgets the wholeness of the human.”
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“The exile becomes a witness to truths the homeland could not see.”
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Attributed to Maria Zambrano:
“Democracy is the political form of the irreducible person.”
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Attributed to Maria Zambrano:
“Dawn is the proper hour of philosophy.”
Maria Zambrano by topic
Frequently asked about Maria Zambrano
- When did Maria Zambrano live?
- Maria Zambrano was born in 1904 and died in 1991.
- Where was Maria Zambrano from?
- Maria Zambrano was a Spanish philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Maria Zambrano associated with?
- Maria Zambrano was associated with Continental Philosophy.
- What was Maria Zambrano known for?
- Maria Zambrano Alarcon was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, and disciple of Jose Ortega y Gasset and one of the principal voices of twentieth-century Spanish-language thought.
- How many quotes are attributed to Maria Zambrano?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from Maria Zambrano in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.