XPost: uk.philosophy.humanism, soc.culture.south-africa, alt.books.cs-lewis   
   From: hayesmstw@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 20:20:31 +0000, Slow Eddy   
    wrote:   
      
   >Moira de Swardt wrote:   
   >> The play "Tsafendas" explores some of the human rights abuses that   
   >> were inflicted on Tsafendas during his early years in whatever   
   >> institution he was detained.  Quite frightening.   
   >>   
   >> Moira, the Faerie Godmother   
   >   
   >Yes, it's one thing to be punished and another to be "cured", and there's   
   >more dignity in the punishment. At least when you're punished for a crime   
   >you're assumed to be responsible for your own actions. You're a kind of   
   >enemy of society, but there are very strictly delimited rights to fair   
   >treatment for enemies. For the recipients of our benevolence there are no   
   >norms. Everything is in the hands of the "expert" whose job it is to tinker   
   >with your mind and your soul.   
      
   That theme, among others, is explored in CS. Lewis's novel "That hideous   
   strength".   
      
      
   --   
   Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa   
   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm   
   E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk   
      
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