Miguel de Unamuno

Spanish philosopher, died 1936. Professor of Greek, then Chancellor (in Spanish, Rector) of the University of Salamanca. Wrote the novel "Amor y pedagogía" ("Love and Pedagogy"). Along with Ortega y Gasset, Spain's leading intellectual in the 1920-1936 period, if not earlier.

Died of natural causes, in his sleep, under house arrest, at the outset of the Spanish Civil War. Death was a key topic in his thought, and he opined that to die while sleeping was the best way.

External links

• More about de Unamuno at Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Unamuno

• The author's novel "Amor y pedagogía" (in Spanish) may be viewed on-line at the following link:

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qkEVHIHP7BQJ:https://holismoplanetario.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/unamuno-miguel-de-amor-y-pedagogc3ada.pdf&hl=en&gbv=1&&ct=clnk

• The author's novel "Amor y pedagogía" (in Spanish) -- now in the public domain -- may be downloaded at the following link:

https://holismoplanetario.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/unamuno-miguel-de-amor-y-pedagogc3ada.pdf