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Kierkegaard’s clown and fiscal responsibility
The philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote a parable about a fire breaking out backstage in a theater. The Clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was just a joke and applauded. He repeated his warning and they just laughed and clapped louder. The point of the parable is that the greatest of disasters […]
Sending Seniors Down The River Styx
October 23, 2009
In Greek myth the river Styx ran through Hades. The river, it was said , was so foul that to drink of it brought instant death. It was a crossroads where the world of the living met the dead. To cross the river Styx was usually a one way trip. As I read about the […]
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October 24, 2009
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