[lit-ideas] Re: Just War
- From: Chris Bruce <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 19:43:36 +0200
On 7. Sep 2006, at 09:22, Eric Yost wrote:
Mike wrote: Gandhi is a greater force in the world than Alexander the
Great.
Yikes! {{Wrong answer buzzer sounding}}
Like Alexander, Gandhi may have been a terrible husband and father,
but Alexander's influence is far superior to any the old Mahatma may
have culled.
Eric's judgement (with or without the buzzer) has the support of
Michael H. Hart. In his _The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential
Persons in History_, Alexander makes it into the top 50, while Gandhi
is included only in a list of 'runner-ups' (achieving place number 107,
if I've counted correctly).
Incidentally, Hart's nomination for the most influential person in
world history is:
Mohammed.
(Jesus Christ comes 3rd (after Isaac Newton), followed by Buddha in 4th
place.)
Chris Bruce
Kiel, Germany
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