tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882913562498584150.post8391535717118081972..comments2023-07-24T14:53:00.914-07:00Comments on θαυμάζω: Sin, Evil, And The Boondock SaintsDaniel Shihhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492908442150725659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882913562498584150.post-43241330291830385622009-06-02T07:56:09.965-07:002009-06-02T07:56:09.965-07:00"ethical tenability of vigilante justice": sometim..."ethical tenability of vigilante justice": sometimes it takes me an entire day to think of the proper big word that I want to use.Daniel Shihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492908442150725659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882913562498584150.post-24531264496869867872009-06-01T14:29:53.118-07:002009-06-01T14:29:53.118-07:00Hi Christina,
Thanks for your comment and I do co...Hi Christina,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment and I do concede your point. Perhaps I should have been a little more even-handed in my criticisms. My point is not about the ethical inconsistency of vigilante justice, but about the inadequacy of any human-administered justice, whether within the bounds of a social agreement or without. I hope you'll appreciate this elucidation.Daniel Shihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492908442150725659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882913562498584150.post-29109641800874271222009-05-31T20:07:20.962-07:002009-05-31T20:07:20.962-07:00hi, i did in fact watch a clip of the boondock sai...hi, i did in fact watch a clip of the boondock saints in my jurisprudence class, which, incidentally, brought up nietzsche, heidegger, and others.. but that's a side note.<br /><br />in jurisprudence, we addressed the question of whether it's ever appropriate to take the law into one's own hands. you mention vigilantism but the analogy you make is that of boondock saints addressing the problem of evil like christians addressing the problem of sin.. i appreciate that analogy but can't help but think it can be bit of a stretch for those who see the boondock saints not as addressing the problem of evil, but the problem of injustice. whereas christians have appeal to the Judge, the problem for the boondock saints is that there seems there to be no judge and therefore, the only recourse is to self-administered justice..Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18378044141844839943noreply@blogger.com