Speak the Culture: Spain: Be Fluent in Spanish Life and Culture

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1. Identity: the
   building blocks of
   2. Literature
   and philosophy
   3. Art and
   architecture
   4. Performing
   arts
   5. Cinema
   and fashion
   6. Media and
   communications
   7. Food and drink 8. Living culture:
   the details of

2.2 Philosophy

Come on, for much of the last 500 years the

Spanish have had more pressing issues;

they haven’t had the same time as, say,

the French, to ponder life’s complexities.

However, as per the Spanish norm, their

best philosophical work has sprung from

times of crisis, most notably as the fractured

nation entered the 20th century.