FORKNI-L
Digest - 27 Feb 2019 to 28 Feb 2019 (#2019-5)
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
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Topics of the day:
1. I'm alive.. for real! Plus some thoughts on FK: RE: Humanity
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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:39:54 -0500
From: Greer Watson <gwatson2@r.......>
Subject: Re: I'm alive.. for real! Plus some thoughts on FK: RE: Humanity
On Wed, 27 Feb 2019, Megan MacLean wrote:
> Nick chose to be a homicide detective. To do a hard,
> emotionally draining job. [...] He was never not human,
> in my view.
I think the contradiction between *his* beliefs about himself and our
opinion of him brings us to ponder the intersection of "humanity" with
"morality". From start to end, Nick sees himself as less than human.
He believes that he lost his humanity when he chose to come back to
LaCroix instead of passing into death. However, obvious physical
differences aren't the mark of inhumanity; nor is his urge to drink
blood--particularly once he decides to fight the urge to kill, even
though he still needs blood to sustain him.
He may not be alive as we are; but he's not dead. He may have urges
that can lead to evil acts; but he also has a morality we approve.
Comparing his behaviour with that of *humans* we condemn, we find them
to be the inhuman ones.
FK is very much a series that makes you think.
Greer
gwatson2@r.......
http://www.foreverknight.org/FK4/
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