User:Condottieri~enwiki

HOLA,

Welcome to my profile. My name is Luis Guillermo Pineda Rodas and I begun editing in Wikipedia in 2006. I am a M.A., M.Sc. Global Studies from Leipzig University and Roskilde University. I did a B.A. in International Relations with an specialization in International Commerce at Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

My most influential writers are:
 * Ayn Rand
 * Aristotle
 * Victor Hugo
 * Alexander Dumas
 * Ludwig von Mises
 * Friedrich Hayek
 * Robert Nozick
 * Mario Vargas Llosa
 * Jorge Luis Borges
 * Umberto Eco
 * Lewis Mumford

I am always reading books of philosophy, Liberty, free market economics, globalization, poverty and wealth, history and specially Early Modern, Modern and Imperial Europe History, World Events and History of government and Institutions.

Some quick facts about me

 * My favorite quote ever is: "swear by my Life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for the sake of mine." John Galt in Atlas Shrugged.


 * I was the author of a blog titled Homo Homini Lupus. The name was taken from reading "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes where I found the quote that explains the historical and philosophical origin of "Man is the wolfe of man". This blog was hacked and censored because of my criticism of politics in Guatemala. I am currently writing in a blog titled Globalization and Capitalism.


 * I was the founder in 2009 of the Center for the Study of Capitalism in collaboration with Universidad Francisco Marroquín. The mission of the center is to promote discussion and reflection in order to encourage the adoption of a philosophy of life that leads a person to champion reason, individual rights, capitalism and entrepreneurial activity.


 * My native language is Spanish. I speak and understand fluently English and French. I understand fluently German.


 * I own a black Cockapoo called Lolita.


 * I was a National Champion of Chess when I was 15 years old.


 * The first book I bought with my own money was an Advanced Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. The Second book I ever bought was the National Geographic Atlas.


 * I drink lots of coffee every day and spend my days reading.


 * I am terribly scared of chipmunks and mice. I love riding horses and I had a passion for collecting toys of Elephants when I was a kid.


 * I have watched all of Star Trek episodes thrice.


 * I have a collection of hundreds of empty yellow highlighters I have used since January, 2003.

You are welcome to edit, revise and replace information in my contributions and I will be very glad if you can improve them.

Articles I have contributed to considerably:

 * The Constitution of Liberty by Friedrich A. Hayek.


 * Atlas Shrugged


 * Ayn Rand