From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Wed Jan 15 2003 - 17:18:53 MST
> I've posted some other messages to make arguments in favor of Thomas
> Jefferson's idea of natural law...
Jefferson was first and foremost a politician, so his exposition of
the ideas was never intended to have any philosophical rigor, only
emotional impact. Where I depart from Mr. Corbin is that I /do/ find
that there is a rational formulation for such a thing as
"natural rights", but I must agree with him wholeheartedly that
nothing Jefferson ever said on the subject is worthy of philosphical
note, though of course it is all quite historically important.
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