A MASSIFICAÇÃO DO HOMEMNO SÉCULO XX E SUAS REPERCUSÕES SOBRE A VIDA, A SOCIEDADE E O ESTADO NO PENSAMENTO DE ORTEGA Y GASSET

Abstract

The mass movementsexerciseda prominent rolein the XX century. This movement wasfue analyzedbyOrtega y Gasset who, among other points, dealt with the massificationof the man, the century and the life. Massificationis one of the concepts ofthe philosopher that explains how one individuallost their individuality, denying your own circumstance to enter a contextof crowds,of the masses. In addition, it is also importantto mention, the relevance that had thetechniquefor the massification of the life,thus offeringaneasier way ofto live andthemodus operandiof this twentieth-century newman operates, categorizedasmass-man. In short, must understand whatthe mass-man does and how he manages to change the political structure, because this mass-man also becomes partof it,becomes a member of the massifiedState.That has as function nationalization of life, the violence to actand exercise its power. Such elements explain some of the extreme events ocurred inthe 20th century.