The Enemy and How I Helped to Fight it
A member of the terrorist organisation "The Organisation" gets up in the morning, goes to his post and quits. But before he leaves he makes a suggestion that causes his former comrades to fight each other to the death. Join the now ex-Member of the Organisation as he embarks on an ego-trip, where he tries to prove that A can in fact be non-A, regardless of what Aristotle could differ.
It's a political satire, but one that is universal in its message, and touches on many aspects of politics, logic and Objectivist philosophy.
I originally wrote this story as a way to digest the many things I learned by reading the Neo-Tech material my father had previously bought. I believe it serves as a pseudo-mathematical proof that the Hizbulla and similar organizations are as irrational as they can be.
Now it has a sequel in the works The Road to Heaven is Paved with Bad Intentions.
Hebrew Version (Original)
English Translation
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Please send your comments to my E-mail address: shlomif@iglu.org.il
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Related Links
- My Guide to Neo-Tech - The philosophical foundation behind the story, which is a recommended read anyway you look at it.
- The Bastard Operator from Hell - Strangely enough, that's the story that most inspired me to write this one. It probably would make little sense if you are not familiar with UNIX concepts.
- John Allen Paulos - a mathematics professor who wrote two books about the connection between mathematics and philosophy and humour. Both are very recommended reads, and "The Enemy" is littered with Mathematical Logic exits.
Resources
- An entry in my weblog about the history and motivation of this story.
