Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet

Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet demonstrates that the legal philosophy and knowledge of ancient civilizations are of great value in helping us deal with the Internet. Through a challenging exploration of ancient legal knowledge this book offers new perspective on how to deal with, and best profit from the Internet.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Fundamental differences between cyberspace and real space
Earthly life and virtual world	p. 3
Wealth from matter and wealth from people	p. 13
The legal impact on the virtual world: the example of the ancient Roman law
The theories of the distinction of rights: material rights and personal rights	p. 29
The Roman root: the distinction between actio in rem and actio in personam	p. 35
Testing the findings	p. 41
Roman knowledge applied to the Internet	p. 45
Which kind of justice for the Internet?
Unveiling the ancient Egyptian concept of justice
Ancient Egypt, a civilisation focussed on justice	p. 55
The Egyptian justice through egyptology and history of religions	p. 57
Symbols as a key to access a pre-logical world	p. 65
A scene of justice in the Book of the Dead	p. 71
Justice as a key to unveil ancient Egypt	p. 81
The Egyptian idea of justice applied to the Internet
Prosperity and circulation in Egypt and in "primitive" tribes	p. 93
Slowing down the information flow: the American experience	p. 95
Hindering the information flow: the French use of the Minitel	p. 99
Notes	p. 105
Bibliography	p. 137
Index	p. 151
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