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The Ghostly Legends Of Vinegar Hill, Lynn E. Niedermeier
The Ghostly Legends Of Vinegar Hill, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Before the establishment of Western Kentucky University on its hilltop campus, the area was known as "Vinegar Hill," a rocky, overgrown, unsavory and haunted place. In 1912, an elderly African-American resident of the neighboring community of Jonesville recounted its ghostly history to a local newspaper reporter.
“The Question Of Natural Rights In Aristotle And The “Necessary” Connection Between Rights And Responsibilities: A Response To Jeppe Von Platz.”, Audrey L. Anton
“The Question Of Natural Rights In Aristotle And The “Necessary” Connection Between Rights And Responsibilities: A Response To Jeppe Von Platz.”, Audrey L. Anton
Audrey L Anton
While the idea of attributing a natural rights component to Aristotle's philosophy is indeed anachronistic, it is not entirely futile. Fred D. Miller has proposed ample evidence and analysis supporting the idea that Aristotle had something like natural rights in mind. Yet, several scholars object to Miller's position for various good reasons beyond the theory's anachronicity. While there may be just cause for rejecting Miller's position, it does not appear that von Platz has been successful in this endeavor. Several of von Platz's proposals are incoherent, and those that are indeed sound are rooted in a modern conception of what …