tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987734333551478420.post4871228152543521279..comments2022-08-17T14:54:53.213+10:00Comments on Oaktree Anglican Vicar's Blog: Peace now a Distant HopeMark Duriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024979657079255161noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987734333551478420.post-12409886698866120382009-02-09T17:00:00.000+11:002009-02-09T17:00:00.000+11:00Dr. Durie, thank you, yes!I believe Rousseau's doc...Dr. Durie, thank you, yes!<BR/><BR/>I believe Rousseau's doctrine of "The Noble Savage" is behind this. Savagery -- <I>aka</I> " the natural" -- is the measure of rectitude by latter-day savages.<BR/><BR/>In bitter irony, those who declare all values relative insist that their own savagery -- self-described as "moderation" -- is an absolute value.David R. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416692639208634879noreply@blogger.com