The Perilous Plight Of Sir George, Kandron The Dragon And The Twenty Delectable Virgins
October, 1968
Morality is a Useful Guide to behavior; and, like the law, it consists of principles that must perforce be illustrated with specific examples. Some of the cases in law are pretty farfetched, such as who owns a dead whale that A found floating with B's harpoon in him. Nevertheless, these cases--dead whales, escaped foxes and reasonable men--form the basis on which the law rests. Observe that the English separated law from equity at a fairly early date, since it was obvious that the proper working...
