José Fernández en “De sobremesa” de José Asunción Silva y el Cínico moderno en “Crítica de la razón cínica” de Peter Sloterdijk

Abstract

The modern cynicism is described by Sloterdijk as the one who uses from others everything that serves him for his personal benefit. Thus, the modern cynic takes advantage of his environment to stay in a state of comfort contributing to the permanence of established social hierarchies. The modern cynic knows what he is doing and yet he continues to do it. In relation to José Fernández, there are characteristics typical of this modern cynic in his daily life, cynical representations through his opulent parties; social relationships framed in the convenience of elite and kinship, and the double standard embodied in his relationships with beautiful women that are part of his charitable work as a modern cynic.