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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
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This was written in 1884, (during the Victorian period) therefore, has some social issues that don't sit well by today's standards. That said, it is a made up world, it is satire. It read much better than I expected. It was entertaining as well as thought provoking. It's all about perspective and perception, and the automatic limitations one has due to said perspective and perception. We only know what we know based on what we perceive. Suppose some other beings could perceive beyond our limitations? They would thus have an augmented view of our (and their) world. This is made exceptionally clear in this little flat volume.
A must read for those interested in such things.
A must read for those interested in such things.
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May 31, 2021 01:06AM
Yep, all about perspective, in both senses, and to be fair to Abbott, satire is inherently critical. The description of Flatland women is especially uncomfortable, but in real life he promoted women's education, even to degree level.
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Agreed. Good to know he was a supporter of women’s education. Perhaps having the two sexes as dominating characters might have overly complicated for his story? And idea of “binary sexual orientation� as an alternative might have been inconceivable and mind-blowing during Abbott’s time :)
Um... either you've posted the wrong link in that comment or I'm missing your point.
Sorry, multi-task error I suppose. Omit link... Face is now pink. :/
(No problem. It's easily done, and just be glad it was something of general use, rather than anything personal.)
Yes, just a general statistic during the last bit (hopefully) of these difficult times.
