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charactersworshipingsufferingasthehighestvalue?
Ormaybeitisus,modernreaders,whoaresuspicious
ofjoyandcloseoureyeswhencharactersofbooks
strugglingwithlifeallowthemselveslaughterandfun?
Philosopher'sCrystal'sprotagonists,acoupleof20-year-olds,
PhilipandJulia,arepeoplewhomanagetokeeptheirspiritshigh
despiteahardlifeinacountryinwhichonlyonepersonseemsto
befree-theself-appointedemperor.Theydonotfeelover-
whelmedbytheproblemstheydiscuss,suchaswhytheyhave
appearedinthisworldandnotinanyother,buttheyratherexpe-
riencethejoyofhavingthepossibilitytoglimpsetherealitysur-
roundingtheminmanydifferentwaysthantheonepromotedin
theircountry.
Philosophyisanactivityaimedatanunattainableideal:at
gettingtoknowhowotherpeopleperceivetheworld,butwithout
thedesiretojudgethem;therefore,inphilosophythereisnoplace
fortheword"stupid".
TheexistentialistIrisMurdochoncesaidthatevery
novelisthassomethingofamoralistinthemself.Would
youbeconcernedhavingreadthatPhilosopher'sCrys-
tal:TheTreacherousTerrainofTassatarius'authoris
amoralist?Ifso,whatwouldbethereasonsforthis
concern?
Iwoulddefinitelybeworried.Theword"duty"isveryproblemat-
ic,soIpracticallyeliminateditfrommydictionary.Veryoftenthe
phrase"youshoulddothisandthis"means:"Iwouldlikeyouto
dothisandthat";itsuseisthereforeanattempttodominateanoth-
erhumanbeing,andthisdominationissupportedbya"universal"
principleorprinciples-withitsmoreorlessdubiousontological
status.Thisdoesnotmean,however,thatIamindifferenttomoral
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