El eclipse de la civilización

Democracy becomes an empty concept and a useless system when the ethical foundations of a civilized life, that is, of a virtuous, rational and altruistic community of free citizens, give way to despotic minorities that, throughout the centuries, They have expressed their will to dominate through religious fundamentalism, class struggle, war between races or extreme nationalism. The Eclipse of Civilization delves into the ideas of Cicero, Seneca and Saint Paul - a compendium of the best of classical philosophy and Christianity that have shaped the West - to compare them with those of Mohammed, Marx and Hitler, three very important historical figures. different, but united by their appreciation of violence, tribalism and totalitarian ideals. As the book does, it is worth asking if our societies are well-founded in ethicocracy, or if universal and inalienable principles such as liberty, equality and fraternity are threatened by new forms of tyrannocracy.