Sunday, March 20, 2011

Philosophy Wire: Bahrain, the destruction of a monument and the power of Symbols


Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-03-20]: The government of Bahrain destroyed the Pearl Monument, around which demonstrators gathered during the last days' protests [source: CNN Edition article].


The power of symbols is indeed awsome. No matter if that power stems from the collective unconscious of Jung or from another invisible source we have yet to discover, their importance if far too great for us to handle some times...

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