H a d a t t a i n e d was so superior to a l l t h a t h a d come before a n d, m o r e over, lasted such a short t i m e t h a t i t scarcely seems possible today t h a t i t ever existed. T h e i n t e l l e c t u a l excellence w h i c h t h a t Faculty's courses vi'i I h a d been a student i n the F a c u l t y o f Philosophy a n d Letters o f the U n i v e r s i t y o f M a d r i d f r o m 1931 to 1936. Is i t n o t e x t r a o r d i n a r y that a Spanish b o o k o f philosophy should have m e t w i t h such great success ? H o w d i d i t h a p p e n t h a t, despite the enormous prestige t h e n enjoyed b y G e r m a n philosophy i n Spain a n d L a t i n A m e r i c a, this book b y a n u n k n o w n twenty-six-yearo l d Spaniard was able t o supplant almost entirely the G e r m a n works t h a t h a d d o m i n a t e d the i n t e l l e c t u a l marketplace a n d universities o f the Spanish-speaking w o r l d ? A n d h o w was this possible w h e n, f r o m its opening page, the b o o k recalled the i n t e l l e c t u a l t r a d i t i o n o f the years f r o m 1931 to 1936, w h i c h was t h e n a l l b u t completely proscribed a n d condemned to ostracism a n d o b l i v i o n ? Perhaps a n e x p l a n a t i o n can be f o u n d t h r o u g h a n investigation o f the roots o f this History of Philosophy. I n 1963 i t was translated i n t o Portuguese n o w i t makes its appearance i n t h e English-speaking w o r l d. I t has become the stand a r d text i n the h i s t o r y o f philosophy for numerous classes i n Spanish a n d L a t i n A m e r i c a n universities. Since its i n i t i a l p u b l i c a t i o n i n M a d r i d i n J a n u a r y, 1941, i t has gone t h r o u g h t w e n t y - t w o Spanish editions. I t is the first o f m y books, a n d i t has also been the most successful. Who was dean and guiding spirit that Faculty of PhilosophyĪs I take a fresh l o o k at this book w i t h t h e r a t h e r general t i t l e History of Philosophy, w h i c h, completed twenty-five years ago, is now to be published i n N e w Y o r k i n a n English t r a n s l a t i o n, I feel as i f I were seeing a c h i l d o f m i n e w h o has g r o w n u p a n d is a b o u t to set o u t o n a l o n g j o u r n e y. Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. Standard Book Number: 486-21739-6 of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-29156 T h i s edition is for sale i n the United States of America, its dependencies and the Philippine Islands only. History of Philosophy is a new English translation of the twenty-second Spanish edition of Historia de la Filosofía, © 1966 by J u l i á n Marias, published by Revista de Occidente, S.A., Madrid, i n 1966. A l l rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright Conventions. T r a n s l a t e d f r o m the Spanish b y StanleyĬopyright © 1967 by Dover Publications, Inc.
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