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Kantian Moral Relativism Destroys Science Fiction - Film at 11
The Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing podcast has a rather good interview with Terry Goodkind up, in which he explains, among other things, his opinion that the reason for the decline of science fiction readership is that editors have been indoctrinated with evil Kantian moral relativism.
I have to say, his description of Kant strikes me as off somehow, but then again, I always fell asleep when we discussed Kant at my fancy Eastern Liberal Arts college, so perhaps my indoctrination didn't take.
No, all mockery aside, the interview is pretty interesting. Neither Goodkind's fiction nor his politics are particularly my cup of tea, but he's clearly very committed to writing the best possible books he can, by his own standards of best, and I respect that.
I can't remember if I posted a link to the Kant attack ad back when Jed posted it on his blog, but it instantly sprang to my mind the moment Goodkind started talking about Kant.
I have to say, his description of Kant strikes me as off somehow, but then again, I always fell asleep when we discussed Kant at my fancy Eastern Liberal Arts college, so perhaps my indoctrination didn't take.
No, all mockery aside, the interview is pretty interesting. Neither Goodkind's fiction nor his politics are particularly my cup of tea, but he's clearly very committed to writing the best possible books he can, by his own standards of best, and I respect that.
I can't remember if I posted a link to the Kant attack ad back when Jed posted it on his blog, but it instantly sprang to my mind the moment Goodkind started talking about Kant.