RT journal article T1 La 'circunstancia' de 'Herederos y Pretendientes A1 Vázquez García, Francisco A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía K1 Contemporary Spanish Philosophy K1 sociology of philosophy K1 Herederos y Pretendientes K1 Spanish Transition. AB In June 2010, the Ortega y Gasset Foundation hosted a Conference about the “Spanish Philosophical Transition” in order to debate the book of Francisco Vázquez, La filosofía española. Herederos y Pretendientes. Una lectura sociológica (1963-1990), recently published. This paper is the author’s response to criticism raised in the Conference and to published reviews received by this book. First, the author summarized the argument of Herederos y pretendientes. Secondly he responds and takes into account the most important objections against the book’s hypothesis and methodology. Finally the author evaluates the favorable judgments received by the book and suggests the limits of the historian’s task. PB Fundación Ortega y Gasset-Marañón SN 1696-1277 YR 2013 FD 2013-01-15T00:00:00Z LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/15009 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/15009 LA spa NO Fundación Ortega y Gasset-Marañón DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 15-nov-2026