[lit-ideas] Re: The Monster, Kant and the Elixir of Life

And yet a question cannot be ignored by the philosophically serious: Was he
treated with the respect that is his due as a person (end-in-itself) or was his
humanity and dignity violated by his trial and/or execution? If the latter,
then surely we have unintentionally provided him with a posthumous victory ...
for time immemorial. That is to say, we've simply postponed the problem for our
children to cope with. (Kant ... noch ein mal.)

Ah well, back to our seasonal festivities. Kalinka,Kalinka, Kalinka, maya!

Returning to a disappointing but expensive 12 yr. Pittyvaich (nice colour,
intriguing spice, a whiff of pears, but body much too light; overly-sherryish
and perfumy with insufficient malty chewiness and awfully low esteriness;
little if any excitement lingering on the tongue as a finish,) Walter O.





Quoting JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx:

> A monster is dead.
>  
> Julie Krueger
> 
> ========Original  Message========     Subj: [lit-ideas] The Monster is dead 
> 
> Date: 12/29/2006 9:53:31 P.M. Central Standard Time  From:
> _cabrian@xxxxxxxxxx 
> (mailto:cabrian@xxxxxxxxx)   To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)   Sent on:    
> As the decent world rejoices let us remember why  his rape rooms and acid 
> baths, his plastic shredders and mass graves are now  shut down; why his
> plans to 
> build nuclear and chemical and biological weapons  and use them on his 
> enemies are aborted; why his reign is over. For Saddam would  be a force for
> evil in 
> the world today if brave and courageous men women had not  been determined to
> 
> take him down and had not stayed the course until it was  done. 
> 
> _http://www.frontpagemag.com/blog/BlogEntry.asp?ID=763_ 
> (http://www.frontpagemag.com/blog/BlogEntry.asp?ID=763) = 
> 



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