Well, obviously not with an existence independent of the human mind.
Tim Send a noteboard - 13/06/2010 11:07:38 PM
Unless you believe in Plato's world of the forms.
It sounds like you're interested in jurisprudence (philosophy of law). Try one (or both) of these two books, which are very readable. If you have access to a university library, they're likely to be there. They each have several older editions (especially Bix) so if you have to buy but are short of money, look for one of those rather than getting the latest one.
http://www.amazon.com/Jurisprudence-Context-Brian-H-Bix/dp/1594606986/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276466592&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Legal-Philosophies-J-W-Harris/dp/0406507163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276466599&sr=8-1
(P.S. Also, it's spelt "fundamentally".)
It sounds like you're interested in jurisprudence (philosophy of law). Try one (or both) of these two books, which are very readable. If you have access to a university library, they're likely to be there. They each have several older editions (especially Bix) so if you have to buy but are short of money, look for one of those rather than getting the latest one.
http://www.amazon.com/Jurisprudence-Context-Brian-H-Bix/dp/1594606986/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276466592&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Legal-Philosophies-J-W-Harris/dp/0406507163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276466599&sr=8-1
(P.S. Also, it's spelt "fundamentally".)
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.
—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
What is justice?
- 13/06/2010 03:39:12 PM
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"Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give everyone his due."
- 13/06/2010 04:08:26 PM
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Do you think there is something called justice?
- 13/06/2010 10:54:18 PM
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Well, obviously not with an existence independent of the human mind.
- 13/06/2010 11:07:38 PM
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Actually, that is being "just" not justice *NM*
- 14/06/2010 05:46:06 AM
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The original reads, "Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuens".
- 14/06/2010 01:37:10 PM
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Obviously it's a present active participle. 
- 15/06/2010 12:09:54 AM
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- 15/06/2010 12:09:54 AM
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Precisely. As in the well-known Latin phrase iustitio pauperem puerum; nullum corpus me amat.
- 15/06/2010 08:54:59 AM
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*NM*
To me? "Giving to each what is reasonably owed when it's reasonably possible"
- 13/06/2010 04:22:41 PM
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An attempt to answer
- 13/06/2010 09:54:03 PM
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You say that the basis of all justice is the law...
- 13/06/2010 10:51:13 PM
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Good question
- 13/06/2010 11:05:26 PM
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I'm an atheist, but stay with me here
- 13/06/2010 11:17:10 PM
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I'm a christian, but stay with me here
- 13/06/2010 11:40:48 PM
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That was moderatly obnoxious
- 14/06/2010 12:52:48 AM
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Great Question
- 14/06/2010 06:16:23 AM
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