Nicolás Gómez Dávila and the Gnostic Roots of Modernity

In his Escolios, Nicolás Gómez Dávila presents the relation between the ancient gnostic notions and the enlightment pretensions of Modernity. By determining the foundations of gnosticism in a knowledge that rises above faith, he locates analogous features in modern thought. Focused in his critique o...

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Main Author: Alfredo A. Abad T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2010-04-01
Series:Ideas y Valores
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/viewFile/9347/15212