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The Limits of Authenticity
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:00 pm
by Philosophy Now
Ben G. Yacobi asks if it is possible to live authentically.
http://philosophynow.org/issues/92/The_ ... thenticity
Re: The Limits of Authenticity
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:36 pm
by duszek
Most authentic people live in England. Because England is most tolerant towards eccentrics.
In France you are ground down by convention. Only rich and famous people can afford to be authentic. Gérard Depardieu for example, who allowed himself to be rude when talking to the BBC.
How can it be that England is also known for being the home of the most polite people ?
Can anyone solve this paradox ?
Re: The Limits of Authenticity
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 5:00 pm
by tbieter
duszek wrote:Most authentic people live in England. Because England is most tolerant towards eccentrics.
In France you are ground down by convention. Only rich and famous people can afford to be authentic. Gérard Depardieu for example, who allowed himself to be rude when talking to the BBC.
How can it be that England is also known for being the home of the most polite people ?
Can anyone solve this paradox ?
Chester is an eccentric living under a bridge in Minneapolis. His castle is now threatened by the construction of a bikeway. I think that eccentrics are valuable community resources. Their interests should be given serious consideration.
The treatment of eccentrics by a society is a measure of the community's devotion to liberty.
Meeting Chester through this newspaper article enriches my life.
http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... 06601.html