Good morning, Doris...everyone... Doris Gordon wrote:
> = Yes it is, but one should add to it "or fraud" for clarity. The > standard version of the Non-Aggression Principle includes both "force" and > "fraud." > > Doris Gordon, Libertarians for Life > LFL's Web site: http://www.L4L.org > We use philosophy and science to show why > abortion is a wrong -- an injustice -- not a right Although I've been too preoccupied with business this week to contribute much to this discussion of the Non-Aggressive Principle, I have a small bit of time this morning, and I admit to a fascination with the discussion about fraud and force. One of the clinical descriptions I have heard about the technical definition of aggression is it include any components of "malice of forethought", a term which implies that anyone holds malicious thoughts about anyone in *advance* of the commission of a crime. This adds an extra layer which needs to be considered carefully when stating that fraud is not a violation of the Non-Aggressive Principles, because I submit nearly all fraud contains elements of malice of forethought. There is the component present in the commission of committing a fraudulent act that you are *planning* to commit a malicious act against another party in *advance* of when the crime of fraud actually occurs. If nothing else, such malice of forethought constitutes malicious forethought, which in my opinion, qualifies it as an aggressive act against another, because of the advance nature of most frauds. Of course, in such heady semantic discussions, your results, of course, may differ. Dave -- Dave Laird ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) The Used Kharma Lot Web Page: http://www.kharma.net updated 11/24/2004 Usenet news server : news://news.kharma.net Fortune Random Thought For the Minute "This isn't brain surgery; it's just television." - David Letterman _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [email protected] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
