page_title: Complutense University of Madrid
section_title: Philosophy
hierarchical_section_title: Complutense University of Madrid / Famous alumni / Philosophy
caption_attribution_description: Español: Ortega y Gasset en un fotografía tomada por la prensa en los años 20.
context_page_description: The Complutense University of Madrid or Complutensian University of Madrid is a public research university located in Madrid. Founded in Alcalá in 1293, it is one of the oldest universities in the world. It enrolls over 86,000 students, being the 3rd largest non-distance European university by enrollment, and consistently ranking among the top universities in Spain, together with the University of Barcelona, UAM and UAB. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of Pozuelo de Alarcón. It is named after the ancient Roman settlement of Complutum, now an archeological site in Alcalá de Henares, just east of Madrid.
  In recent years, the roster of alumni comprises recipients of the Nobel Prize, Prince of Asturias Awards, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, as well as European Commissioners, Presidents of the EU Parliament, European Council Secretary General, ECB Executive Board members, NATO Secretary General, UNESCO Director General, IMF Managing Director, and Heads of State.
context_section_description: Antonio de Nebrija – Renaissance Humanist, Philologist
  Domingo de Soto – Philosopher, Theologian, Theorist at the Council of Trent
  Fernando Savater – Philosopher
  José Gaos y González Pola – Neo-Humanist Philosopher
  Jose Luis López Aranguren – Philosopher
  José Ortega y Gasset – Neo-Humanist Philosopher, Founder of Ratio-Vitalism, Writer, Journalist, Deputy during the Second Spanish Republic
  Julián Marías – Philosopher
  Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola – Philosopher, Law Theorist, Political Theorist
  María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda – First woman to earn a doctorate in Spain, Philosopher
  Raimon Panikkar – Philosopher, Theologian, Scholar of Comparative Philosophy of Religion
  Tomás de Villanueva – Roman Catholic Saint, Archbishop of Valencia, Theologian
  Xavier Zubiri Apalategui – Philosopher, Philologist
  María Zambrano – Philosopher
caption: José Ortega y Gasset
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