Oldal 83 [83]
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The basis of all this is the sovereignty of the individual, which of course includes selfishness and self-love. Breaking ít down, compressing it, or more precisely limiting it is the basis of the moral world, which creates the possibility of communication. The essence of coercive law can be summarized in the fact that if one violates the moral freedom of the individual, that person will have the right to take action against their violator and will have the right to enforce their own rights. (Fischer 1902. p.297.) On the surface, this succeeds or fails depending on the power of the individual to enforce their own rights (what physical force they have at their disposal). This comes down to how hard our Cro Magnon can hit, and how hard the other, who can then be nothing but the enemy emerging from the alien, strikes back. The other is here. It should come as no surprise that to ask whether this was aggression or self-defense is meaningless, as is whether it was legal or illegal. Any who opposes me is the alien-become-enemy, whether I am justified or not. However, asserting freedom by force is doubtful to succeed and is done arbitrarily using physical strength, so its outcome is highly unlikely. Force and arbitrariness again lead to physical coercion. Why? Because both sides (eg. both of our brave Cro Magnons) deeply believe in their own unlimited freedom. Their desire does not tolerate restriction. Both want to assert it by force, even if that is impossible. Today, we experience this most often when driving, even at the risk of someone’s life. In more calm moments we see that both parties cannot be unlimited at the same time at each other’s expense. If nothing else, the infinity of each is limited by the infinity of the other. Recognizing this, a recognition that is painful even in the literal sense, provides an opportunity to create a more highly organized coexistence. This is guaranteed by the law, which up until now had not played a role in its organized form. It is in this that the possibility of communication is made possible, and it is simultaneously brought into being.
