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Taylor: "The story is not over '

The rejection of the "subtraction stories" is one of the sides of the intuition that humans 'construct' new identities, new and imaginative ideas of their position in the cosmos and history. The quotation marks in the concept of "construction" means to point out that this is not something we do deliberately and controlled. We are more like sleepwalkers, which are transported between different buildings.

That is to say, there is certainly some element of intent (We are caught by new moral and religious ideas, like that of sola fide), but there are a lot of unintended consequences. Nor do I mean by "construction" that the changes do not correspond to anything in reality, they are completely arbitrary. All this is perhaps the 'construction' an inappropriate term, but I have found a better one. With it I want to indicate that an important historical change does not arise simply because we spread some belief or some conceptual boundaries, but we are always working on the redefinition of our ability to act and we are always changing ourselves. As talk about a change of direction? We come to the question of Hegel because Hegel sees it in a direction of change that moves the story (the spirit unfolds, fully realized the reason itself). I said I do not think that the changes are purely arbitrary.

If something like the doctrine of sola fide was able to have such a great impact on history, it must correspond to something important in the human condition, something that the adoption of this doctrine answer. We learn to know our nature by observing what happened in history. So far, the perspective is Hegelian. However, where Hegel is wrong assuming that there is only one direction of change, namely that there is only one line of development that leads us forward. Clearly, however, history shows us that it is not. There are broad similarities between the powerful routes of change we observe in different civilizations, but they can all be traced to a single line of development.

Take for example the axial period. Jaspers is right in saying that happened here is something important: a sense of transcendence or of a higher good comes in several advanced civilizations. These then have enormous power to drive those who live the margins of these civilizations. However, it is very difficult to bring to light what is the common element here, for example, between the Hebrew prophets, Greek philosophers, Confucius and the Buddha. These new openings can not be compared along an axis that runs from those that truly reflect historical change and those that reflect only imperfectly or only a first approximation. This type of hierarchy reflects the narrowness of thought and the arrogance of the West and Hegel was subdued (though we're not moralistic, it was hard not to see it in Europe at that time). In other words, it is true that some historical developments can be seen as the unfolding of an important human potential (and here we are certainly in Hegelian territory) and the palette of these developments is quite wide and can not be restricted in advance (and here we break with Hegel).

Certainly there is room for more surprises. We should also add that these dynamics, although it corresponds to an important potential, almost always resulting in loss of other potential beings. For example, the "disenchantment" of the world is not just our beliefs lose some bizarre and improbable over the relics or the spirits of the forest, it is also to develop our a new way of being in the world as "self-compressed" (buffered selves), and this means the loss of a certain kind of sensitivity.

Thus, Hegel is right in saying that

a) certain changes are the implementation of important potential, but he is wrong

b) because there is only one direction for such changes. Instead, there were rivals or similar forms, to indicate where we struggle to find a general term, as with the revolutions of the axial period. Moreover, Hegel is wrong

c) the fact that these changes involve losses and gains, and often confront us with profound dilemmas. Human history seems oriented towards uniformity, because some developments give a great economic and military power to companies that adopt them.

This forces other companies to develop at least the functional equivalent, if you do not want to be subservient. However, these functional equivalents should be developed starting from the cultural resources available to the companies themselves, so we have not one modernity, but multiple modernities. I think the "postmodern" is only the continuation of certain tendencies of modernity. Modernity itself has always been something that we fought, because it includes new concepts of order (as the modern moral order) and various forms of rebellion against them.

Both of these instances contain some truth, from my point of view. We need some modern version of the moral order to live decent lives, in which certain forms of human barbarity, inequality, exploitation can be minimized, but we can not have fetishistic adoration for these orders, or pretending that They cover all our screw regulations. What seems absurd and ridiculous at times from this point of view is the inexorable "seriousness" (sérieux) of this struggle between those who believe in absolute order, and those who want to refuse any order. Both positions are equally untenable and it is painful to see so much energy, even among the best minds, lost in this useless battle.

Charles Taylor

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Berlusconi and China.

recently, looking occasionally the site of La Repubblica, or read some news on sites of international newspapers, or "China Daily", the only Chinese newspaper in English, I sometimes find latest un'po 'on the last chapters of the tragicomic story of Berlusconi.

Although, looking at it from far away China, the scandals of Berlusconi and his statements Megalomaniac may seem absurd and even comical, I realize that in reality 'there is very little comedy in his figure. The application and 'why', despite the impresentabilita 'the figure of Berlusconi, the majority of Italians continue undeterred to vote again (we are already' in his third government)? The answer more 'evident' this: Berlusconi has for years plagued the minds of Italians, especially those of most cultural LEVELS 'low, with its television stations, and now we reap the rewards.

The fact that a billionaire loudmouth ignorant and without any political experience could first rip the minds of stupid people with its three television channels for years and then create a political party and win the election almost from day to day, reflecting serious shortcomings in the democratic West. Berlusconi is not going to come 'to abolish the election will' to abolish the freedom 'of speech, because' the historical moment is' not suitable. Pero 'continue' to govern more 'or less like a king' as long as the Italians continue to vote for it, very little respect the shape of democratic institutions. And the social classes 'low, that most' suffer policies, will continue to send him back to power.

Here in China, virtually no one has ever heard of Berlusconi (indeed 贝卢斯科尼, or Bei Lu Ke ni, his Chinese name). And frankly, not 'that if I miss it. But I wonder if knowing the full story of Silvio Berlusconi, did not 'find a kind of confirmation that it is better for them to maintain their political system, instead of copying the West's liberal democratic system? One of the topics that provide more favorable to the Chinese Communist Parito on 'cause you can not' adopt democracy China sounds more 'or less like this', "in China we still have lots of peasants and ignorant people who do not know what is' good for them, we can not afford to vote to choose who governs them, we're not ready, look at that mess and 'India with its democracy and its elections. " The comparison with India and 'the more' common, given that India and 'another Asian country of a billion people, that when independence was attained under conditions similar to China, and has adopted a system of representative democracy. The comparison is 'definitely in favor of China in that China has been able to guarantee its citizens the fulfillment of their basic needs much more' in India, and has obtained very more 'economic development.

If instead of looking to India looks to Italy, they would see that even in a relatively modern and prosperous Western country with a comparatively well-educated, least literate, and 'possible for the first demagogue who comes milardario buy half' the country and become prime minister through democratic elections. Sure, maybe in less corrupt countries with a tradition of meaning and legality of the state 'more' solid, such as Britain or France, one that Berlusconi could not take power, at least not without first getting rid of TV channels. But 'most of the countries in the world do not have traditional democratic institutions as strong as the Great Britain or France, and China did not for sure.

At present, one that Berlusconi could never take power or to have so 'much influence in China. The Chinese government would never allow the first passing billionaire to own a slice so 'big media and brainwashing the minds of the Chinese for years as he wished. In China, only the government will retain the right to seek to control the minds of the people, and certainly not delegated to the first passing billionaire. There being no free elections, a like Berlusconi could never create his own party with a name like 'ridiculous and populist (中国 加油, "China put the gas, it would be the equivalent of" Go Italy "), all with bomb its propaganda, and win elections. In China, only those who have years of experience as a politician in the Communist Party can 'hope to win power. But if 'there were free elections, I wonder' what could happen. Hundreds of millions of Chinese semi-educated or illiterate, could perhaps be brainwashed by someone like the Berlusca? It 's not to be excluded.

For an example very close to China, just go to Thailand, where the billionaire populist and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 'almost the exact equivalent of Berlusconi. A billionaire originally enriched in the field of telephony, and Thaksin 'arrivatol to power with his party Rak Tai Tai (which means "I love Thai Thai), voted mostly in rural areas and among the poor. It 'been accused of corruption, authoritarianism, conflict of interest, tax evasion, a little diplomatic and attitudes have limited the freedom' of the press. I remember someone? In 2006, Thaksin was deposed in a coup and forced to flee abroad. I do not know 'if Berlusconi will come with' a lot (nearly there I hope), but the point 'that obviously in democratic countries where there is' a lot of corruption and there is' a strong tradition of democracy, Thaksin and Berlusconi is always lurking.

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