Human Dignity – On the Perils of Indifference

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brudgers• 26 days ago

What angers me personally about Le Corbusier is that he should have known better. He not only saw but studied the Parthenon and went to many other places to study and learn when he was young. I have to conclude, therefore, that he either didn’t understand what he saw or wilfully ignored the lessons he could have learned from his travels.

The point of human dignity is human dignity.

Early 20th century modernists created an architecture that did not worship the architectural styles of slave holding societies. Did not revolve around the expressions of power. And sought to elevate the conditions of ordinary people.

"Willfully ignored" is a laser blaster that points both ways. But ordinary ignorance of history, particularly in ways which stoke one's own ego is more likely.

Human Dignity – On the Perils of Indifference

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