Tag: standards of morality
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What Is Right and Wrong: Acceptance of Others’ Differences
Introduction One series of fantasy novels I read/ listen to often is centered around the Heralds and Companions of the Kingdom of Valdemar. These honest, others- serving Heralds answer to only the monarch of the realm, who also must be a Herald. They all, the monarch included, serve the various peoples of Valdemar, dispensing justice Read more
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What Is Right and Wrong? My Admiration for Superhuman Fantasy Characters
Introduction I have long enjoyed fantasy novels whose superhuman characters struggle with typical human problems. They typically possess values of honor, duty, protection of the weak or protection of family, group, their own species. Often, they are monsters with positive values. Certainly, they excite my admiration for superhuman fantasy characters. Mercy Thompson’s Adam Patricia Briggs Read more