tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post8050538952761923749..comments2023-11-03T06:36:27.305-04:00Comments on Phronesisaical: Bits and Pieces - Vaclav Havel Editionhelmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-88198043308026342752011-12-21T18:10:12.440-05:002011-12-21T18:10:12.440-05:00Hi Troutsky -
What is to be done? I think it was ...Hi Troutsky -<br /><br />What is to be done? I think it was one of your friends, maybe Line-in, who asked that.<br /><br />I've been thinking about this all day. A philosophy gives direction, but the actions depend on the circumstances. And the wit and creativity of the actors.<br /><br />Or something just happens, like it did in 1905 and then again in 1917, and somebody manages to take advantage.<br /><br />Maybe we're focusing too much on defining the problem and need to think more about our direction.Cheryl Roferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082102629165547210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-69490611112957520852011-12-21T11:56:26.335-05:002011-12-21T11:56:26.335-05:00What Havel failed to do was explain why: why democ...What Havel failed to do was explain why: why democracy is "bureaucratized", why man is less "transcendent or spiritual", less able to express self-determination.<br /><br />We all recognize these problems, a helpful philosophy gives us some direction.troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.com