Xavier Zubiri

Xavier Zubiri
Born(1898-12-04)4 December 1898
Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Died21 September 1983(1983-09-21) (aged 84)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Madrid School
Main interests
Metaphysics
Notable ideas
Noology[1]
Zubiri's grave in the Cementerio de la Almudena

Xavier Zubiri (4 December 1898 – 21 September 1983) was a Spanish philosopher.

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.

  1. ^ Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, Phenomenology World-wide: Foundations — Expanding Dynamics — Life-Engagements: A Guide for Research and Study, Springer, 2002, p. 403.
  2. ^ A. Pablo Iannone, Dictionary of World Philosophy', Routledge, 2013, p. 328: "Madrid School".
  3. ^ "Voluntad de Liberacion" (PDF), Hector Samour (in Spanish), 2003, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19, retrieved 2013-10-15
  4. ^ "La filosofía natural de Zubiri" (PDF), José Luis González Quirós (in Spanish), 1997, retrieved 2013-10-18