FREE WILL AND AUTOMATISM 293 



The next stage appears to be that of the Greek 

 philosophers — to do good to blood relations. Thus a 

 speaker in the Republic of Plato defines " Justice " as 

 doing as much good as one can to one's friend and as 

 much harm as possible to one's enemy. 



In both stages foreigner and enemy were identical, 

 as seen by the words e/c^po? and hostis. 



Christ's " new commandment " was " Love your 

 enemies ". The word for " personal love " in Greek was 

 (fyiXla ; but it was Christ who converted it into an " Enthu- 

 siasm for Humanity," and He sanctified the word 'AyaTrrj. 



Agape \s philia spiritualised. 



