Francesco Follo

Speech of Monsignor Francesco Follo Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNESCO during the World Philosophy Day Congress, Tehran, 22 November 2010 Five decisive areas be useful in order to bring cultures closer together to construct peace: 1) The decisive role of politics, with its legitimate authority, in such a manner that no religion substitutes it 2) The importance of the alliance of faith and reason 3) The importance of the search for truth 4) The importance of the other who is a wealth, a resource and not a problem, and finally 5) The holy character of the duty of education and freedom of conscience, which are two essential factors of democracy.

Unforeseen consequencs /2. The birth and evolution of the generations of rights, from the first series based on the natural law doctrines of Locke and Rousseau to the present day, with the explosion of particularisms of every kind. The position of the Church.

In the old system of values identity was connected to the idea of national supremacy and the concept of otherness served to identify a foreigner. In the new system identity and otherness are recognised as complementary and constituent dimensions of human development.