The Revolting Masses: Jos? Ortega Y Gasset's Liberalism Against Populism - Hardcoverby Brendon Westler (Author) Jos Ortega y Gasset (1883 1955) was a Spanish philosopher and essayist best known for The Revolt of the Masses, first translated into English in 1932. In it, Ortega critiques a populist deformation of democracy by the rise of a "mass mentality" characterized by selfishness, a lack of curiosity, and a general indifference to the opinions and attitudes of others. However, as Brendon Westler makes clear, we need to look beyond