Mariposas, brujas, conjuros, doncellas y caballeros andantes

Francis Bacon advirtió de que los hombres que han alcanzado altas posiciones acaban siendo extraños a sí mismos. Consideraba que a la ardua ascensión de los poderosos seguía inevitablemente un eclipse que derivaba en "cosa melancólica", pues resulta muy difícil resignarse a la vida privada y al retiro. Montaigne confesaba en sus ensayos que en su dedicación a los otros, a la política, no pudo evitar apartarse de sí mismo. ¿Por qué tantos hombres de sabiduría se han metido en política?, se pregunta el autor, en clara alusión a su propia experiencia.Casi todos los intelectuales...

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