The Argentinean Vicente Fatone (Buenos Aires, 1903-1962) is a leading figure in 20th century philosophy in Spanish. Specialising in Indian thought, of which he was a pioneer in the Spanish-speaking world, he cultivated existentialism and mysticism. Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Buenos Aires, prolix and multifaceted author, his work includes essays, articles, translations and children's books. Incomprehensibly forgotten, we have rescued an essential selection of his texts. As an intellectual, he suffered political persecution in Argentina; he was removed from his professorship in 1931 and spent a period in prison in 1953. Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to India in 1959, he founded the National University of the South, proposed Borges for the Nobel Prize and helped Cortázar, who was a student of his, professionally.  

This volume brings together a selection of his poetic and philosophical thought, Buddhism, his relationship with God, as well as reviews of masters of thought, and a significant sample of his journalistic work in Victoria Ocampo's magazine Sur. With his brilliant and profound prose, Fatone was in favour of an ‘intelligence of life’ that would allow ‘communicating spiritual knowledge by demonstrating it in concepts, showing it in feelings and exemplifying it in actions’. 

Juan Arnau (Valencia, 1968) is a philosopher and astrophysicist, specialist in Eastern thought and philosophy of science. His latest book is La meditación soleada, published by Galaxia Gutenberg. He is currently a lecturer at the Complutense University of Madrid.