>You know, no offense to any ethicists around here, but most
>convoluted ethical philosophical perspectives always seem to
>boil down to a cliche like this ...
>
>Miles
i remember reading about lex talionis which seems oh-so-uncivlied. and yet, lex talionis was quite an advance (some thought it a cliche (and, indeed, uncivilized, eventually) over the retributive justice that was dominant at the time.
kelley