[B5JMS] Question about the Questions

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From: Sean Monahan <smonahan at students.uiuc.edu>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:26:08 -0500
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On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, David Williams wrote:

> These are some of the deepest
> existential questions that have always faced humanity, and I admire jms'
> sheer hubris of putting them into a science fiction tee-vee show.

I also found the telepath trilogy, especially the last book, to contain a
lot of philosophical overtones.  Especially with Galen's quest for
"enlightenment" as I like to call it.


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 28 Aug 2002 03:48:56 GMT
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You can also track a parallel to Maslow's Pyramid of Self-Actualization, going
from the baser needs to the more subtle, transcendent needs.  A web search
should give you a lot on this one.



 jms

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