Ortega y Gasset, JoséPronunciation: /ɔːˌteɪgə iː gaˈsɛt/Definition of Ortega y Gasset, José (1883–1955), Spanish philosopher. His works include The Revolt of the Masses (1930), in which he proposed leadership by an intellectual elite. Ortega y Gasset, José in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Ortega y Gasset, José in the US English dictionary