Book 17. (1 results) Savages of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 17 | 599 | For View more quotes about example">example, an individual who believed in, say, magic, assuming that sense could be made of that concept, in a society which believed in magic, would not normally be accounted insane. |
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Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 17 | 596 | "But even then," I said, "other concepts might be more fruitful, such as radical obstinacy or institutionalized irrationality". |
| 17 | 597 | "Why?" she asked. |
| 17 | 598 | "Because of the vagueness of the concept of insanity," I said, "and its often implicit reference to statistical norms. |
| 17 | 599 | For example, an individual who believed in, say, magic, assuming that sense could be made of that concept, in a society which believed in magic, would not normally be accounted insane. |
| 17 | 600 | Similarly, such a society, though it might be regarded as being deluded, would not, in all likelihood, be regarded as insane". |
| 17 | 601 | "What if there were such a thing as magic?" she asked. |
| 17 | 602 | "That society, then, would simply be correct," I said. |
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"But even then," I said, "other concepts might be more fruitful, such as radical obstinacy or institutionalized irrationality".
"Why?" she asked.
"Because of the vagueness of the concept of insanity," I said, "and its often implicit reference to statistical norms.
For example, an individual who believed in, say, magic, assuming that sense could be made of that concept, in a society which believed in magic, would not normally be accounted insane.
Similarly, such a society, though it might be regarded as being deluded, would not, in all likelihood, be regarded as insane".
"What if there were such a thing as magic?" she asked.
"That society, then, would simply be correct," I said.
- (Savages of Gor)