The Relations between the other and self within the philosophy of Jose Ortega Y. Gasset

The purpose of this work is studying Jose Ortega y Gasset's "The Relation Between Me and The Other One" and evaluating his ideas concerning with the subject from today's perspective as well as putting them forth systematically. Anything influences human beings and constitutes human personality has been considered by Ortega as a matter of study.He also has strived to handle all the subjects that he studied, together with their connection with life.Because; according to Ortega, man is a sum of his deeds, environment, society, relations, events and everything that exist. Therefore, Ortega has been interested in anything that is related to or concerning man. Therefore in this study, the philosophy of Ortega and the concepts such as surroundings, society, individual life, ego, and reason vital, which form the basis of Ortega philosophy were briefly mentioned. The concepts of the "other and self were comprehensively mentioned. Because within Ortega's philosophy are very important the individual, development and stabilization of his personality and his life.Also because of this, the single human beingin other words the individual has disappeared in the society which has transformed into a passel now.The aim, the possible person again the individual, development and stabilization of his personality, the rule his life and to take on his resposibility. To realize this aim Ortega, he tries to be a "horsefly" just as Socrates, awakening, people and warning the administration, because he has locked solutions for social problems he observed in his country and the age he lived, and has tried to apply them. Therefore, Ortega has been such a social man fighting with life and its problems, and trying the people to hear his voice rather than the intellectual minority. For this reason, he has also interested in from one point view, such a pragmatist philosophy policy, and tried to change the destiny of his people and country by means of policy. Ill"The relations between the other and self was examined with their all viewpoints, and the problems created by incorrect relations and the benefits of right relations were examined in detail. In the Conclusion, the problems, which have been put forward by Ortega in respect to the relations between the "other and self, and their solutions, were tried to be put forward with a critical viewpoint, particularly comparatively with the thoughts on this matter of the other philosophers. IV