Posted by Martin on July 14, 1999 at 16:44:54:
In Reply to: Re: The Connatic as the perfect Taoist, an example from history posted by Cliff on July 14, 1999 at 16:40:10:
Cliff wrote: "What is an abstract ethic?"
OK, Cliff, you're right, it's a tautology. It's been a long day for me. I just wanted to stress that no one system of government can be relied on (though some are far better than others), and that in the end our actions must be determined by ethics, and not by (e.g.) pure power relations, or by custom, or sytems, or things like greed, superiority complexes etc.