Xavier Zubiri
Spanish philosopher (1898–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xavier Zubiri (4 December 1898 – 21 September 1983) was a Spanish philosopher.
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Born | (1898-12-04)4 December 1898 |
Died | 21 September 1983(1983-09-21) (aged 84) Madrid, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy Madrid School |
Main interests | Metaphysics |
Notable ideas | Noology[1] |
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Zubiri was a member of the Madrid School, composed of philosophers José Ortega y Gasset (the founder of the group), José Gaos, and Julián Marías, among others.[2] Zubiri's philosophy has been categorized as a "materialist open realism",[3] which "attempted to reformulate classical metaphysics, in a language that was entirely compatible with modern science".[4] This relates to Xavier Zubiri's educational background.