The State Is In Danger Of Falling

Perhaps At A Later Point Important Developments Will Be Traced Back To September 11. But For Now We Do Not Know Which Of The Many Scenarios Will Actually Hold In The Future.

Since Our Complex Societies Are Highly Susceptible To Interferences And Accidents, They Certainly Offer Ideal Opportunities For A Prompt Disruption Of Normal Activities.

Although Objectively Greater Demands Are Placed On This Authority, It Operates Less As A Public Opinion Giving A Rational Foundation To The Exercise Of Political And Social Authority, The More It Is Generated For The Purpose Of An Abstract Vote That Amounts To No More Than An Act Of Acclamation Within A Public Sphere Temporarily Manufactured For Show Or Manipulation.

Science Can Only Be Comprehended Epistemologically, Which Means As One Category Of Possible Knowledge, As Long As Knowledge Is Not Equated Either Effusively With The Absolute Knowledge Of A Great Philosophy Or Blindly With Scientistic Self-understanding Of The Actual Business Of Research.

After September 11, The European Governments Have Completely Failed. They Are Incapable Of Seeing Beyond Their Own National Scope Of Interests.