tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post1003034184739778247..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Flandry And LoringKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-37980286920102978672017-04-11T15:17:37.365+01:002017-04-11T15:17:37.365+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Now THAT was intresting, comparing Si...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Now THAT was intresting, comparing Sir Dominic Flandry with Sir Nigel Loring! I can easily imagine Sir Nigel as an officer in the space Navy of the Terran Empire.<br /><br />Yes, this "courteous indifference" common among many Anglicans of Sir Nigel's generation and profession is based on actual fact. I disagree with Anglicanism but I would have preferred nominal Anglicans to either take it seriously or convert to a faith they could believe in, such as Catholicism.<br /><br />I'm not sure if it's quite accurate to say Dominic Flandry was indifferent to philosophical questions. We do see references to how well read he was, and that would include some philosophy as well. We see mention in ENSIGN FLANDRY of the young Dominic's mentor, Commander Max Abrams, introducing some of the works thinkers as varied as Machiavelli and Jefferson.<br /><br />I agree, in different ways and on different scales, both Flandry and Loring defended societies in which different faiths and philosophies can be considered and practiced.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com