Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-05-18]: Thousands of Syrians flee Syria so as to escape the violence which has errupted in the country [source: BBC News]. Logical. But…wait a minute! Aren’t those people the ones who are “revolting” against the regime in Syria? What kind of “revolution” is that, if the “revolutionists” flee the country? How many people…left France during the French Revolution? How many people fled Greece during the Greek revolution?(c) Philosophy WIRES - Commenting world news from philosophy's perspective...
