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Slaymen Bonilla (Author)
Born in Mexico City in 1988. Holds a degree in Philosophy from La Salle University, in Political Science and Public Administration from UNAM, and in Law from UMOV Academy, a master's degree in Philosophy from CIDHEM, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Colegio de Morelos. Has completed study and research stays at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi (Romania), Chungnam National University (South Korea), and Kyoto University (Japan).Completed a Diploma in Literary Creation at the Xavier Villaurrutia Center for Literary Creation (INBA). Won first place in the 2008 Haiku "Grau Miró" Awards (Spain), in the 2011 Metropolitan Contest of Literary Skulls (Mexico, FCE); second place in the IX Literary Creation Contest (CECIL, UAM-I) and in the Poetry Composition and Exposition Contest (Gran Comisión AJEF), and was a finalist in the II International Poetry Contest "The Word of my Voice" (United States). Another of his great achievements was receiving the San Juan Bautista de La Salle medal (2006).Literary training is framed by the guidance and advice of great teachers and writers such as: Martha Patricia Anaya, Karine Díaz, Juan Manuel Becerril, Alí Chumacero, Luis Chumacero, Mónica Brozon, Ernesto Murguía, Jaime Augusto Shelley, Pablo Mandoki and Leonardo da Jandra, among other outstanding exponents of letters.Regarding his teachers in the philosophical path, it is worth highlighting: Jorge Eduardo Bonilla, José Ignacio Rivero Calderón, Enrique Dussel, Mauricio Beuchot, Luis Tamayo, Yasuo Deguchi, Somdev Vasudeva, Liu Chi Yen and Manuel Pérez Cornejo.Has worked as a philosophy professor at various prestigious universities (National Autonomous University of Mexico, La Salle University, Interamerican University for Development, Morelense Center for the Arts, University of Tijuana, etc.) throughout five states of the Mexican Republic (Mexico City, Hidalgo, Baja California, State of Mexico, Morelos).Research revolves around the pessimistic philosophy of the 19th and 20th centuries, Buddhist philosophy - especially Nāgārjuna - and Nahuatl philosophy. Similarly, efforts are aimed at the creation and development of a new system, which he calls "utopian pessimism." Co-founder of the Cursed Philosophers project. Some of his books are: The Song of Quetzalcoatl I and II (Herem), Poemology (Textosterona), Rimisurdos (Ediciones y Punto), Dystophrasis (Ediciones y Punto), Fantasy (Herem), Prolegomena to Utopian Pessimism (Herem), The World as Emptiness and Mythos (Herem), and more than fifty publications on various topics.As an Aikido practitioner, in Japan was a disciple of John Pryce, and obtained permission from Shane Riley (White Rose Aikido) to be an instructor of this martial art.Was president of the Ibero-American Society for the Study of Pessimism (2020-2023). Currently, is the director of the Pessimistic Library of said society.Read more about this authorRead less about this author
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