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Leviathan

Leviathan is a seminal work in political philosophy, examining the relationship between the ruler and the ruled, the nature of government, and the social contract. It argues for the absolute power of the sovereign and the necessity of a strong central authority to maintain order and stability in society. more

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“Dogma not Divine, Myth not Holy (Sonnet 2430) What kind of a moron demands his devotee to slaughter his son just to prove his loyalty! What kind of an alcoholic father sends his son to be tortured and nailed on a cross just to prove how much he cares! What kind of a pervert rescues his wife from her abductor only to abandon her, just so his reputation as the ideal king wouldn't be tarnished by a violated woman! Mythologies have nothing to do with holiness, nor with the actual creator of the cosmos, even if there is such a thing, at most they reflect the mindset and morality of their time. I never had any interest in making a case for or against god, my struggle is far more real, against dogma disguised as divine.”

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“¿Para qué ha y que molestar a la gente que se muera, si de muerte es el final normal y legítimo de todo? ¿Qué esl o que cambia si un triste comerciante o un funcionario vive unos cinco o diez años de más? Incluso si consideramos que el objeto de la medicina está en que los medicamentos alivian los sufrimientos, sin querer salta la pregunta: ¿para qué aliviarlos? En primer lugar, se dice que los sufrimientos abren al hombre el camino de la perfección, y en segundo lugar, si de verdad la humanidad aprendiese a aliviar sus sufrimientos con pastillas y gotas, entonces abandonaría definitivamente la religión y la filosofía, en las cuales ha encontrado hasta ahora no solo protección ante todo género de desgracias, sino incluso la felicidad." - El Pabellón N. 6”

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