[ExI] Heroism without self-sacrifice

[Bryan Bishop]

On Saturday 08 March 2008, Damien Broderick wrote:
> >It's an abuse of language, for example, to describe a father as
> >heroic who raised eight children all by himself after his wife's
> > death.
>
> I vehemently disagree. It's a completely justifiable and
> understandable extension of usage from the mythic or legendary realm
> to the actual world of humanity.

Hm. Might it be that, as the number of instances (of fathers who raise 
eight children on their own) increases, it becomes increasingly less 
heroic?

- Bryan
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