Notas

by Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Franco Volpi (Preface)

The work of Nicolás Gómez Dávila demonstrates that living is the most philosophical act of all. Discussing such questions as How long has philosophy been felt and understood as a far away oasis to which only important intellectuals and scholars can have access? What would happen if we prove that philosophy is nothing different than daily life?, this book is a representative part of the great contribution of a prominent Colombian philosopher to the thought of the 20th century.




Las obras de Nicolás Gómez Dávila demuestra que vivir es el mayor acto filosófico. Discutiendo preguntas como ¿Por cuánto tiempo se ha sentido y entendido la filosofía como un oasis lejano al que sólo pueden aspirar grandes intelectuales y estudiosos? ¿Qué sucedería si de verdad comprobamos que la filosofía no es nada diferente de lo que se hace a en el diario vivir?, este libro es una parte representativa de la gran contribución de este destacado filósofo colombiano al pensamiento del siglo veinte.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

480 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2005

About the author

Nicolás Gómez Dávila was a Colombian writer and thinker who is considered one of the most intransigent political theoreticians of the twentieth century.

His fame began to spread only in the last few years before his death, particularly by way of German translations of his works. Gómez Dávila was one of the most radical critics of modernity whose work consists almost entirely of aphorisms which he called "escolios" (or "glosses").

You can find his aphorisms, translated into English, here: http://don-colacho.blogspot.com/

Reviews

[André Spiegel · Rating 5 out of 5]

»Unnütz, jemandem einen Gedanken erklären zu wollen, dem eine Anspielung nicht genügt.« - N. Gómez Dávila