"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
A philosophical question which can be related to if you cross a red light and nobody is around to see - is it a crime?
Before you say yes, remember the law is there to adjudicate/mediate between the interests of different people. On a island inhabited by one person there is no need for law (except maybe for animal cruelty). The law would be an unjust imposition.
A philosophical question which can be related to if you cross a red light and nobody is around to see - is it a crime?
Before you say yes, remember the law is there to adjudicate/mediate between the interests of different people. On a island inhabited by one person there is no need for law (except maybe for animal cruelty). The law would be an unjust imposition.