Social morality requires a shared matrix of communal realit… - Norman Spinrad

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Social morality requires a shared matrix of communal reality to which to relate thought and deed, and the illusion of an objective ethical esthetic requires at the very least the conviction that objective reality is more than a contradiction in terms.

Norman Spinrad

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Norman Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic.

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Alternative Names: Norman Richard Spinrad

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