THE DISCOURSE ON ARMS AND LETTERS IN DON QUIXOTE
Introduction The introduction to the Discourse on Arms and Letters is the anxious inquiry to Zoraida about whether or not she is baptized, since this determines not whether she will go to heaven, but rather which weapon her children—if she has any—will serve. And just...
CERVANTES, PRINCE OF PEACE Don Quixote as a Reference for the Proposal of UN Reform
All over the world, Don Quixote is regarded as a masterpiece of world literature, admired for its many literary qualities. But its true meaning is often misunderstood. Let’s now explore why that is—and why the time has come to finally make it public. The Birth of the...
UN REFORM PROPOSAL – AND 4. ITS EXECUTION
The implementation of the UN reform is the response to this plea and demand for the absolute cessation of the intention or purpose of harm—this is, a ceasefire wherever there is armed conflict and a complete freeze on the development of weapons in any possible form....
CICERO Y MOZI: THE SAME VISION FOR HUMANITY. Note about the UN Reform Proposal.
I hope these lines about a great master of Western culture, Cicero, have more impact than those I usually write based on the Chinese philosophy of Mozi. Perhaps what I write about China generates some resistance or attracts less attention among readers here, who are...