God Arises
Religion and Society
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that even the Russians, who have had such a
prolonged opportunity—extending over half a
century—to mould human beings to their concepts
in their theoretical workshop, have not been able to
extirpate them, and western countries are still faced
with the dilemma that even after an interminable
struggle on the part of their best brains, they have
wholly failed in their quest after an agreed criterion.
The progress of science is making it more and more
evident that we live in a world where values have
no objective status.
The task of inquiry into the principles of law began,
according to historical records, with Greek
philosophers, one of whom was Solon (c. 638-558.),
a renowned Athenian legislator. The most famous
ancient book in law is by Plato (427-347 B.C.) and
the legal profession had its beginnings in Rome
around 500 B.C. Up till the 15th century, however,
law was considered a part of theology. It was in the
sixteenth century that the new trend developed
which finally separated law from religion. It still,
however, remained a part of politics. It was only in
the 19th century that legal philosophy was
separated
from
political
philosophy,
and
