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I should have been clearer- sorry. But there are many articles written as if Holmes is a real person, such that we could extract valuable life lessons by study
by dhimes 14y ago
I should have been clearer- sorry.
But there are many articles written as if Holmes is a real person, such that we could extract valuable life lessons by studying how Holmes solved problems - on the implicit basis that it worked out well for Holmes.
This is the line to which I was specifically referring. In the case of Rand, some people look at her works of fiction and argue for her philosophy based on the novel.
- kelvin0 14y agoOK, thanks for the details. However, I do think there is still a key importance: Ayn Rand was using her books to dispense a specific philosophy and this has been clear both by interviews given by Rand and by the content of at least one of her books (I've only read one). The books were a means to that end. In the case of Sherlock, this is a work of fiction and as far as I know, no specific philosophy is the framework of any of the Sherlock stories.
- dhimes 14y agoOh, I completely agree. I am merely speaking of the response: "Do $X- it works in the book"