Ortega's Theory of Social Action

Sociology came into being when its “founding fathers” saw what had remained hidden in the past, i.e., that man is a “social animal” in a sense much more profound than even Aristode thought: he is a social animal not only because he lives in continual “commerce” widi his peers, but also because society lives in him as a cultural tradition. In odier words, sociology was born out of the “revolt against individualism” accompanied by die realization mat social life is sui generis: “as if it had an autonomous life, completely separate from human organisms.” Thus, to provide a sociological explanation is to show the reasons why behavior cannot be correcdy deciphered without taking into account die particular cultures in which actors were socialized

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