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To: Yogizuna who wrote (45782)	3/27/2002 4:21:28 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Yes, although apatheia was somewhat more technical, and implied something good, of course. Interestingly, in the Roman Empire a lot of rich people kept Stoics like spiritual counselors, to instruct them in philosophy and help them accept things. As time wore on, there was a tendency towards syncretism, and a combination of Stoic and Aristotelian concepts became the basis for the idea of the lex naturalis, the Natural Law. In "The Institutes of Justinian", the most comprehensive exposition of Roman jurisprudence ever produced, Natural Law is used as a benchmark against which to measure customary and enacted, or positive, law. Interestingly, the Roman jurists admit that slavery is against the Natural Law, and merely sanctioned through ubiquitous and long- standing usage........

To: Yogizuna who wrote (45782)	3/27/2002 4:29:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

Since you have tended to be fairly liberal about a number of issues, I'm wondering what your view is of the recent suit filed for slave trade reparations. Not pushing you into a corner of defending it if that's not your view, but my first impression is that this is nutzo, and want to see whether there is a credible argument for the other side. NEW YORK (CNN) -- Attorneys for a former law student, who discovered evidence linking U.S. corporations to the slave trade, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday that could seek billions of dollars in reparations for the descendants of slaves in America. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Brooklyn names FleetBoston Financial, the railroad firm CSX and the Aetna insurance company, and promises to name up to 100 additional corporations at a later date. It accuses the companies of conspiracy, human rights violations, unjust enrichment from their corporate predecessors' roles in the slave trade and conversion of the value of the slaves' labor into their profits. cnn.com