Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Colombian writer and philosopher (1913–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicolás Gómez Dávila (locally [nikoˈlas ˈɣomes ˈðaβila]; 18 May 1913 – 17 May 1994) was a Colombian reactionary philosopher and aphorist sometimes referred to as “Nietzsche from the Andes.”[1]
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Born | (1913-05-18)18 May 1913 Bogotá, Colombia |
Died | 17 May 1994(1994-05-17) (aged 80) Bogotá, Colombia |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Traditionalist conservatism Reactionism Elitism |
Institutions | University of Los Andes (co-founder) |
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Notable ideas | Authentic reactionary |
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Gómez Dávila's fame began to spread only in the last few years before his death, particularly by way of German translations of his works. He was one of the most radical critics of modernity whose work consists almost entirely of aphorisms which he called "escolios" ("scholia" or "glosses").