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4272 | Our concept of a person is derived from Roman law [Scruton] |
Full Idea: Our concept of a person is derived from Roman law. | |
From: Roger Scruton (Animal Rights and Wrongs [1996], p.28) | |
A reaction: Interesting. I don't believe Roman legislators invented it, so where did it originate? Interesting that it is legalistic - a thing to which rights can accrue. Compare character, to which virtues accrue. |
3892 | Every event having a cause, and every event being determined by its cause, are not the same [Scruton] |
Full Idea: To say that every event has a cause is one thing; to say that every event is determined by its cause is quite another thing. | |
From: Roger Scruton (Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey [1994], 17.1) |