On Feb 2, 2008 3:28 PM, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ostracism is an interesting process to stand alongside criminal law and > equity law. In the Athenian form, it works pretty much the opposite > way round from criminal law: first it is decided that an ostracism > should occur, *then* it is decided *who* will be ostracised. It's a > way of defusing political conflict. Importantly, there is no ignominy > in being ostracised.
As a practical matter, how is the first question decided without at least some common knowledge as to how the second question will be decided? -root
