tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471540085069522287.post220048373982151373..comments2022-11-24T05:40:01.167-05:00Comments on Superhero Babylon: To Every Season, or, The Jade WarriorJoe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471540085069522287.post-25890667798734041422008-09-12T11:27:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:27:00.000-04:00Hey, Bosch, thanks for asking. (Landon, thanks for...Hey, Bosch, thanks for asking. (Landon, thanks for having my back!). Quick answer: A book? Not exactly, but I did think have a daydream about collecting the best relevant essays from the site into a book. My concern lies with copyright issues, since we mention licensed characters. Doesn't mean it's out of the question, though. But personally, I do well with essays, but not with full-length books; I seem to work best in a non-linear fashion (music composition excluded.) I do hope that all this lights a spark in people to take up the good fight. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, after reading the Bernstein piece, I think he's done a lot of the work for us in explicitly...not redefining, but refining the definition of hero.Joe Mauronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471540085069522287.post-10681917095267155072008-09-12T01:04:00.000-04:002008-09-12T01:04:00.000-04:00Joe's pretty frazzled right now but I think I can ...Joe's pretty frazzled right now but I think I can answer your last comment. We've talked about just about all the things you mentioned in your last paragraph but right now we're just taking it a step at a time.<BR/><BR/>---LandonLandon Erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180379787684939843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471540085069522287.post-58836667876275525392008-09-11T07:13:00.000-04:002008-09-11T07:13:00.000-04:00Joe, good stuff, I particularly found the 'jade wa...Joe, good stuff, I particularly found the 'jade warrior' idea very interesting. Pigman's creator, Killian, has to be far more than an artist in the book, ready or not, as his work, which is seen as fearless, places him in danger, a danger he has to be prepared to face. This idea of a new kind of hero really resonates with me, especially in my work. I'm simply writing a story and the hero's will be revealed by their actions, but this new hero has to be brought into the light, discussed, defined, etc.<BR/>Sure, through fiction, but also, in essays, books and such, showing the clear contrast from the fully evolved hero and where he evolved from. It's worth a book and far more, has it crossed your mind?Bosch Fawstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395161566381602666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471540085069522287.post-39460651239832168152008-09-10T22:59:00.000-04:002008-09-10T22:59:00.000-04:00"THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS!"I'm glad you found ..."THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS!"<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you found it valuable. I remember reading it years ago and when I started reading your blog posts in which you were delving into the essence of heroes, I thought you would find it of use. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm loving your blog. There is so little on art and movies that is of value coming from the Objectivist Internet universe. I look forward to your analysis on heroes and all things aesthetic.madmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375140131881725965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471540085069522287.post-23014983475970652782008-09-10T20:29:00.000-04:002008-09-10T20:29:00.000-04:00Hi, Max, and thanks for sharing this. This is fami...Hi, Max, and thanks for sharing this. This is familiar, I'm not sure if I read it or not, but it certainly deserves a place here. Shame on me for not paying better attention to it before, if I did see it. I will say that I like it! I do agree with Bernstein when he says that the dictionary definition is "woefully inadequate," which is why I went to the etymology. Bernstein offers his own definition, but unlike most who use the term sloppily, he appears to have gone to the etymology, when he writes: "The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and/or defense of reality-conforming, life-promoting values." (Defender being the core idea.) But Bernstein takes it further, in the spirit of Ayn Rand, and really fleshes it out. I'm something of an etymology fetishist, but I do realize that staying strict to the source is not always the best idea. Bernstein has me beat here: The concept of "heroism," like so many others, is a high-level abstraction—it is primarily a moral concept—and requires a rational philosophical system, including the principle of mind-body integration, as it proper base. Without such a basis the concept can be neither rigorously-defined nor adequately-understood."<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS! This article will be in our Hero Hall of Fame.Joe Mauronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471540085069522287.post-58016777959636853232008-09-10T17:50:00.000-04:002008-09-10T17:50:00.000-04:00I don't know if you are familiar with this but her...I don't know if you are familiar with this but here is a link to Andrew Bernstein's essay on Heroism:<BR/><BR/>http://www.andrewbernstein.net/heroes/2_heroism.htm<BR/><BR/>And here is his definition:<BR/><BR/>"...an individual of elevated moral stature and superior ability who pursues his goals indefatigably in the face of powerful antagonist(s). Because of his unbreached devotion to the good, no matter the opposition, a hero attains spiritual grandeur, even in he fails to achieve practical victory. Notice then the four components of heroism: moral greatness, ability or prowess, action in the face of opposition, and triumph in at least a spiritual, if not a physical, form."madmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375140131881725965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471540085069522287.post-47253619661703414442008-09-09T21:12:00.000-04:002008-09-09T21:12:00.000-04:00Like the introduction of the concept Joe. This see...Like the introduction of the concept Joe. This seems like a very good starting point for the big discussion. <BR/><BR/>After we get done posting our 9/11 pieces this week the redefinition of the hero is probably the next big project for SB.<BR/><BR/>---LandonLandon Erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180379787684939843noreply@blogger.com