scripsit Monique Y. Herman: > Friends of mine postulated the idea of having "politician duty" in > much the same was as we have jury duty ... you get a letter one day > telling you it's your turn to serve. Pretty sure this was done in at > least one ancient govt ... think it was Athens.
Funny that you came up with that; my recent political utopianizing (if I may coin a word) involved much the opposite -- a dedicated active citizenry which would be required to give up private property. The problem this was intended to address is the corrupting influence a politician's particular, private interests exert on his or her attention to the greater interests of the community. The goal was to eliminate the distinction, on the part of the decision makers, between their particular interest and the general good. The result (which is, of course, problematic for other reasons) is something like a philosopher-aristocracy. -- Pax vobiscum; pax cum omnibus. Thanasis Kinias tkinias at asu.edu Doctoral Student, Department of History Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
