Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-05-27]: The country which gave birth to Democracy wishing not to have a government... Now that is evolution!
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-05-13]: ...is a five-minute conversation with the average voter [Winston Churchill] Maybe we should all remember that every time we defend the “right of the majority” when it comes to important issues where the majority has no clue what the “right” thing is, we at the same time close the mouth of the “minority” who has specific knowledge about specific problems… Let us not be afraid admitting the obvious. Let us not be afraid saying “I don’t know” !
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-07-04]: Otto von Habsburg, the last descendant of the great Habsburg aristocratic family who ruled Europe for centuries, died. [source: web news]. In an era where democracy is thought to be the best known form of government, it was the last archduke of the Habsburgs who said No to the unification of Nazi Germany with Austria and one of the first who said Yes to the destruction of the Wall between Western and Eastern Europe… Democracies were too busy back then electing Hitler to the power or maintaining the division of Germany… Just food for thought…
