Thursday, September 1, 2011

Philosophy Wire: Holland, dignity and the ignominy of materialism…

article-0-0DAA40E500000578-886_468x449Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-09-01]: A Dutch TV show for people who failed to be granted asylum gives $4,000 to the winner. The only condition: to leave Holland [source: web news] !! Economy is not everything, as many believe. The respect to human rights and to human dignity (who would mock a man who failed to get asylum in such a way?) are far more important that coffeshops or building museums for a person that Dutch themselves betrayed (call me… Anna Frank)… Civilization is what is left after you get rid of all economic indicators.

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