Day: December 5, 2005

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Goodbye George

The death of the mercurial soccer legend George Best was particularly sad. To many, myself included, he was the greatest footballer of any generation. An iconic figure who’s talent gave joy to millions. He played the people’s game with an unsurpassed flair and elan that made it truely beautiful. Yet he also ushered in the modern era of superstardom, wealth and excess. True genius walks a fine line…

  • “I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him.” – Max Beerbohm
  • “Every true genius is bound to be naive.” – J.C.F von Schiller

I sincerely hope he’s found peace at last…

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laws in other cultures

In Hindusim a Dharma outlines a lawful or just way of living.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma

Dharma (sanskrit, roughly law or way) is the way of the higher Truths.
Beings that live in harmony with Dharma proceed quicker towards moksha,
nirvana, or personal liberation, and as such Dharma forms the basis for
philosophies, beliefs and practices originating in India. The oldest of
these, is in fact more properly known as Sanatana Dharma or Eternal Dharma,
otherwise referred to as Hinduism. Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism also retain
the centrality of Dharma. For the followers of these traditions, Dharma also
refers to the teachings and doctrines of their founder, such as Gautama
Buddha or Mahavira Jain. As the religious and moral doctrine of the rights
and duties of each individual, Dharma therefore can generally refer to
religious duty, as also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue.

LOVE BEAR,

…shane XXX

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I saved the best til last

Absolutely brilliant…

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv3-01

love,

…shane
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philosophy of law- jurisprudence

Jurisprudence is the scientific study of law through a philosophical lens.
The aim of jurisprudence is to critically analyze the purpose and
application of the law. It is a historical, social, and cultural movement
with the inherent contradiction that analysis of the law and understanding
of its politics will unravel and reveal the ‘truth’ behind legal reasoning
and the exercise of legal power, even while at the same time admitting there
is no such thing. It is hoped through legal scholarship that a deeper
understanding of the law and the relationships of power it constructs can
better society by enabling jurists to predict what the law is and what it
ought to be given its unpredictable and uncertain nature.

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