tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204863782883637837.post2498281860062020991..comments2024-03-27T20:51:11.303-04:00Comments on Accepting Ignorance: Answers to the Five Most Intractable ProblemsAlrenoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11119846531341190283noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204863782883637837.post-60434460157827404242016-06-26T11:53:41.953-04:002016-06-26T11:53:41.953-04:00{ Ostracism (Greek: ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) was ...{ Ostracism (Greek: ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) was a procedure under the Athenian democracy in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often used preemptively. It was used as a way of neutralizing someone thought to be a threat to the state or potential tyrant. It has been called an "honourable exile" }Gmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867732192385832978noreply@blogger.com