tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post113354266839249516..comments2023-09-21T03:28:35.308-05:00Comments on Full Metal Attorney: (Just?) WarFull Metal Attorneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1134145528968794712005-12-09T10:25:00.000-06:002005-12-09T10:25:00.000-06:00Has some sharp-sighted person defined what justice...Has some sharp-sighted person defined what justice is, by any chance? [Is anyone else thinking of Republic book I?] <BR/><BR/>An issue with so much complexity cannot be tackled without having a metaphysical grid in which you have a view of nature, out of which you can define what a just nation is. Is a just nation one which can "achieve" a justifiable war, which could mean a supportable war? So Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1133802379571392012005-12-05T11:06:00.000-06:002005-12-05T11:06:00.000-06:00Good comments everyone. I'll respond tersely, sinc...Good comments everyone. I'll respond tersely, since studying for finals is priority one right now.<BR/><BR/>SusieQ: thank you. I realized there must be a logical way to think about it, and I was somewhat inspired by an example given by <A HREF="http://www.unl.edu/lawcoll/fac-pitts.html" REL="nofollow">my Constitutional Law professor</A> in our discussion on <I>Roe v. Wade</I>. He set up a scale Full Metal Attorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1133622940656351652005-12-03T09:15:00.000-06:002005-12-03T09:15:00.000-06:00fantastic post Kelly! I guess there will never be ...fantastic post Kelly! I guess there will never be agreement over any war. What i find interesting from a humanist point of veiw is our natural inclination to war. War is horrible no doubt, but mankind can't seem to stop doing it. War from the beginning of history to sadly, I feel, the end. But, thoughtful insight like yours. And also compelling arguments from the Pacifists. Ex:<BR/>Kurt concerned citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935396158050893085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1133572342781939602005-12-02T19:12:00.000-06:002005-12-02T19:12:00.000-06:00Excellent and thoughtful post. Though I haven't d...Excellent and thoughtful post. Though I haven't digested it all, I'll make a couple of preliminary comments.<BR/><BR/>How "just" a war is depends on perspective. I would argue that even a defensive war is unjust, because its premise is victimization. Justice would require the aggressor to stop and make the victim whole again via reparations. Though I don't feel there is anything wrong with trusty gettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428191762443615975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1133554968508571292005-12-02T14:22:00.000-06:002005-12-02T14:22:00.000-06:00Hmmmmmm.... Thats a lot to take in and this be bu...Hmmmmmm.... Thats a lot to take in and this be but an immediate response, but I think the big problem many people have is the "freeing from opression war". In this case I am thinking of Iraq, where realistically this is the only way one can justify the war (I still don't buy the idea that they thought they had WMD at the time... how come so many people thought otherwise? 'Cause we WERE right).<Mr Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158562661305595169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1133547299171217392005-12-02T12:14:00.000-06:002005-12-02T12:14:00.000-06:00Fantastic breakdown! I've never seen the subject ...Fantastic breakdown! I've never seen the subject broken down like this. Thank you very much! I'm thinking. I'm thinking.Mrs. Geezerettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957440812143446191noreply@blogger.com