La conferencia de Lisboa de Ortega sobre la "idea del teatro" como aplicación del método fenomenológico

This paper examines Portuguese philosopher Delfim Santos’s response to Ortega’s 1946 Lisbon lecture, “Idea of the Theater.” The analysis demonstrates that Delfim Santos misinterpreted Ortega’s objectives, overlooking the fact that Ortega was employing the phenomenological method. Without reference to key concepts originating from Husserl’s Ideas I – such as neutralization, irreality, and fantasy – the meaning of the 1946 lecture becomes difficult to grasp. Additionally, the paper shows that Ortega does not merely adopt Husserl’s conceptual framework; rather, he applies the phenomenological method in a creative manner, consistent with his 1929 Lectures. Proceeding from the premise that what is manifest often conceals more intimate elements, Ortega advances from external features to more intrinsic aspects. He begins by exploring the significance of the theater’s architecture and the distinction between audience and stage, subsequently addressing the central issue: the irrealization of life, or the epoché of the effective world, which occurs within theatrical performance.