At 04:28 PM 3/29/00 +1000, Damien wrote:
>Gerontologist Dr Comfort was a left-anarchist of distinction, a sexual
>libertarian, a novelist and a delightful theorist on letters,
>psychoanalysis and ethology, criminology and other topics. He just died at
>80. Damn.
Make that Double Damn.
Apart from liking Comfort's prolongevist views and anti-statism, I learned
a lot from his classic "The Joy of Sex" in my teens. Another incredible
repository of wisdom gone forever. Every time I hear of another
intellectual influence dying, I get yet more frustrated with our culture's
failure to make ending aging the top priority.
Max
Max More, Ph.D.
President, Extropy Institute. www.extropy.org
CEO, MoreLogic Solutions. www.maxmore.com
max@maxmore.com or more@extropy.org
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