“Yo soy yo y mi circunstancia”
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“Yo soy yo y mi circunstancia” is a famous philosophical dictum by José Ortega y Gasset expressing his idea that human identity is inseparable from its surrounding circumstances.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| "Yo soy yo y mi circunstancia" | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aphorism
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philosophical dictum ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | José Ortega y Gasset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | José Ortega y Gasset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
existential condition
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human identity ⓘ relationship between self and circumstances ⓘ situatedness of the self ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
used in discussions of identity and context
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widely cited in Spanish-speaking intellectual culture ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork | "Meditaciones del Quijote" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
circunstancia (circumstance)
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salvation of self and circumstance ⓘ yo (I) ⓘ |
| hasQuotationStatus | iconic phrase of Ortega y Gasset ⓘ |
| influencedField |
20th-century Spanish thought
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Latin American philosophy ⓘ existentialist literature ⓘ |
| interpretation |
the self cannot be understood in isolation from its world
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to save oneself one must transform or assume one's circumstances ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| modeOfExpression | prose ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
co-constitution of self and world
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context-dependence of identity ⓘ inseparability of person and environment ⓘ |
| oftenQuotedAs | summary of Ortega y Gasset's philosophy ⓘ |
| originalForm | "Yo soy yo y mi circunstancia, y si no la salvo a ella no me salvo yo" ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
existentialism
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phenomenology ⓘ philosophy of the self ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Spanish philosophy ⓘ |
| regionOfReception |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
historical reason (razón histórica)
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life as radical reality ⓘ vital reason (razón vital) ⓘ |
| relatedWork | "Meditaciones del Quijote" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic articles
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literary analysis ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
cultural essays
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identity debates ⓘ philosophical education ⓘ |
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