Julían Marías and the concept of “Person”

Between Identity and “Futurizo” Character

Abstract

The article tries to present a reflection on the theme of the «person». After having made a historical-philosophical overview of the way of conceiving humans and their being, we focus on the concept expressed by J. Marías in his 1996 text: Persona. The person is both real and unreal. On the one hand, the person finds himself in a circumstance that (s)he did not choose; on the other hand, (s)he is a futuristic, projective being and through this (s)he takes possession of his/her own life and the world around him/her.