The Swedish Academy posts this question at its website. Why?
Is it to remind the people of Alfred Nobel's dictate that the prizes are for "..those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind."
Or is it a ploy to change the selection process by seeking public mandate to choose the winners?
We view this question with suspicion. The Academy should maintain its distance from the public, and under no circumstances, undermine/ dilute its policy of selection of the winners.
Is it to remind the people of Alfred Nobel's dictate that the prizes are for "..those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind."
Or is it a ploy to change the selection process by seeking public mandate to choose the winners?
We view this question with suspicion. The Academy should maintain its distance from the public, and under no circumstances, undermine/ dilute its policy of selection of the winners.
