Roman marble bust of Aristotle,2nd c. CE, Palazzo Altemps, Rome (Image in public domain) By Walter Borden, M.D. – “At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.” —Aristotle (Politics 1.2.1253a31-37) I. History of Justice Aristotle speaks of law and justice. Law means […]
John Adams by Gilbert Stuart, 1821, courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Wash. DC By Walter Borden, M.D. – “At his best, man is the noblest of all animals: separated from law and justice he is the worst.” Aristotle, Politics 1.1253a Aristotle speaks of Law and Justice. Is there a […]
By Walter Borden, M.D. The American Founders, including Madison, Jefferson, and Adams in creating our constitution studied the history of republics going back to Carthage, Greece and Rome. Adams in particular cited ancient Greece with long references to Solon, known as “the Law Giver”, one of the Seven Sages, and […]