tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2313224181045787566..comments2024-03-19T07:31:11.465+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Back To A FutureKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-61050838328377821882017-04-26T17:01:34.555+01:002017-04-26T17:01:34.555+01:00Sean,
Nexus certainly. Anderson's use of "...Sean,<br />Nexus certainly. Anderson's use of "vortex" is tantalizingly mysterious.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-84324537443341511442017-04-26T14:29:10.367+01:002017-04-26T14:29:10.367+01:00Kaor, Paul!
And thus becomes a causality nexus or...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />And thus becomes a causality nexus or vortex, to use terms from Poul Anderson's Time Patrol stories.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-24645234567741764172017-04-26T08:04:23.078+01:002017-04-26T08:04:23.078+01:00Sean,
That is certainly true. Someone who stands i...Sean,<br />That is certainly true. Someone who stands in the right place can move the world.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-90467389457217283562017-04-26T08:01:10.571+01:002017-04-26T08:01:10.571+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Of course I agree! I'm trying to ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Of course I agree! I'm trying to say that sometimes an INDIVIDUAL can make or do things that causes a society to go in an entirely different direction.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-11328635617877604642017-04-25T16:53:34.125+01:002017-04-25T16:53:34.125+01:00Society consists of individuals who exist only bec...Society consists of individuals who exist only because of social relationships. They are two sides of a coin.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-42986796279717118312017-04-25T16:46:39.211+01:002017-04-25T16:46:39.211+01:00Sean,
Yes, leadership is an important part of the ...Sean,<br />Yes, leadership is an important part of the cooperative process.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-65600625836224914612017-04-25T16:29:43.289+01:002017-04-25T16:29:43.289+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Even while first granting all civiliz...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Even while first granting all civilizations were built "collectively" or cooperatively, there were still INDIVIDUALS whose solitary genius still made contributions which would drastically CHANGE things. Obvious examples being whoever it was who invented the wheel or "Hindu/Arabic" numbers.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com