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Carrión at the Time of Santob
Civil wars for one or another king took place in Santob’s Carrion de los Condes, whose childhood was spent at the Court of Castile, where the young...
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Works of Santob
Although some poems and writings were combined to form a single volume, we can trust in four manuscripts and we also have a critical edition of the...
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The Jews of That Period and the Jews in Carrión
Jews arrived in Carrion with the invasion of the Goths and where they increased together with Muslims and were protected for centuries. In Santob’s...
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The Life of Rabbi Santob
We know very little about his life, but he lived in Carrion de los Condes, in the province of Palencia (Castile) in the fourteenth century, at the...
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Dialogue with Santob: Reflections on Politics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Ethics Aesthetics, Metaphysics and Theodicy
In his Proverbs, Santob wanted to leave something after death to humankind with metaphors, which is in some ways very contemporary, through...
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The Kings of Castile and Leon: Alfonso XI, Pedro I, the Cruel and Enrique II of Castile. The Political and Civil Environment of the Work of Santob
The book most frequently ascribed to Santob of Carrion was Proverbs, and this was dedicated to King Pedro I. It seemed to have first been dedicated...
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Some Notable Features of Santob’s Original Philosophy
The contemporary continental style of philosophy through aphorisms has nothing to do with scholastic Christian philosophy, with multidimensional and...
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The Birth of Thought in the Spanish Language 14th century Hebrew-Spanish Philosophy
This book takes readers on a philosophical discovery of a forgotten treasure, one born in the 14th century but which appears to belong to the 21st....
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XII: The Fall of a Society
How do you destroy a society? By giving arms to those who do not defend it; by not listening to the wiser, and by those who have it not wasting...
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Prologue
He tries to teach humbly some of his knowledge, and is not like other arrogant philosophers. If we can change the things, things change us....
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The Book: Proverbs
The title was different depending on what type of manuscript we find, because this book was also combined with other works. Comments by its...
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VI: Avarice, Our Most Known Characteristic
The worst for us is into ourselves. Avarice and trend to infinite cannot be stopped in us, but we must try it. We like all that we have not got. The...
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IV: Social Adaptability
Virtue tries to swim between moving waves, somewhere in the middle. Generosity is fine, but too much destroys everyone. Wisdom is practical, not...
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II: Our World Isn’t Logic
Absurdity and madness are general. No reasonable action gives the best. Badness and goodness change their positions continually. We need to change as...
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XVI: Knowledge and Friendship
Knowledge is a cause of virtue and happiness, especially when we meet a friend. But how difficult is it to get a good friend? How can friendship and...
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XV: Pleasures, Newness and Morals
Every pleasure has limits, but we continue our research, looking for something new. Humankind needs new knowledge and new things. The spiritual...
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V: World’s and Humans’ Variety
Few are wiser, but many are madmen. We need to work for the best, but nothing is guaranteed. Variety is the common law in humankind customs, some we...
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III: Contraries, Irrational World
The same coin has different faces. To win, we need to waste or lose beforehand. Peace arrives fighting. Pain and pleasure, great and little, badness...
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VIII: Self-Control and Other’s Control
Immoral success is defeated at the end. Self-control is necessary. Poverty gives more freedom than wealth does. Nobility in the soul makes be high...