Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-11-17]: A Chinese citizen set himself on fire in the Tiananmen Square [source: web news]. This happened a month ago however we lean it today because today the Chinese authorities decided to reveal the incident. The information we have on events which happen in the world are very much controlled – not only in China but also in every other country (and I might say that in US the phenomenon is more dangerous, since there the citizens "are fooled” that they are informed while they are terribly misinformed). A man dies. We learn nothing. Life goes on.(c) Philosophy WIRES - Commenting world news from philosophy's perspective...
