Why Montesquieu is wrong and I am right

Why Montesquieu is wrong and I am right

Montesquieu (whose full name hardly anyone knows – I do: Charles Louis Joseph de Secondat, Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu, thanks to the wonderful connections on the cheap that my mind can usually establish: Charlot is the second) enumerated the three classic...
Useful for nothing

Useful for nothing

In a trance of total self-absorption, I have suddenly realized that I am useful for nothing. The adjective “useful” has utilitarian connotations that anchor it to the Platonic sensitive (material) world and, consequently, it is light years away from the intelligible...
Servir para nada

Servir para nada

Sumida en mis reflexiones he caído en la cuenta, así, de repente, de que no sirvo para nada. El verbo “servir” tiene unas connotaciones utilitarias que lo anclan al mundo sensible o terrenal y, en consecuencia, está a años luz de distancia del mundo platónico de las...
The only animal

The only animal

Man, meaning mankind, that is to say, humans in general, including both men and women, is the only animal that will trip over the same stone twice. However, I myself am one step ahead; I have a winning nature. Imagine me riding my bike to attend my Pilates class. The...
El único animal

El único animal

El hombre, entendido aquí el sustantivo como “humanidad”, es el único animal que tropieza dos veces en la misma piedra. Yo, sin embargo, voy un paso por delante; soy de naturaleza ganadora. Imaginadme un día cualquiera yendo con mi bicicleta camino de mi clase de...