Genesis problem of philosophical thought in spanish historiography

Abstract

© 2019, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved. The paper concentrates the reader’s attention to the origin and development of the Spanish historic-philosophical tradition. The paper introduces the names of outstanding researchers and their direct mentors in the suggested scientific area who gave a certain impulse for investigating a philosophical thought in Spain. Special attention is paid to the main academic centers that contributed greatly to the Spanish history theory of philosophy and rational thought as a science, revealing their characteristic features. Finally, the paper centers around a challenging dilemma for the Spanish intellectual elite whether to protect the idea of national philosophical thought or to deny it.