the_philosopher

The Philosopher
~ John Norman ~

The author and philosopher of both the Gor novels amd their mindset is John Norman, also known to the world at large as John Frederick Lange, Jr., Ph.D. born on June 3, 1931. Born in Chicago, Illinois to John Frederick and Almyra D. (Taylor) Lange, he married Bernice L. Green on January 14, 1956. They have three children; John, David, and Jennifer. He appears fairly regularly at east coast science fiction conventions, sometimes accompanied by his wife.

John Lange received his B.A. from the University of Nebraska in 1953 and his M.A. from USC in 1957. In 1963 he obtained his Ph.D. from Princeton with a 149 page dissertation entitled In Defense of Ethical Naturalism: An Examination of Certain Aspects of the Naturalistic Fallacy, with Particular Attention to the Logic of an Open Question Argument (Princeton University, 24-12, page 5636; order #AA16401330).

Professionally, John Lange has been an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Queens College, CUNY for some time. As far as cyn knows, he is still there. Professional correspondence should be directed to:
Prof. John Lange
c/o the Department of Philosophy
Queens College of the City of New York
Flushing, NY 11367

Letters regarding his writings as John Norman should probably be sent via his agent or publisher, if only as a matter of courtesy. cyn does not have these addresses at this time. Alternately fans might attempt to send him letters via Vision Entertainment, the company that is producing the upcoming Gor magazine.
Vision Entertainment
P.O. Box 9
Flushing, NY 11358

As John Lange he has written
"The Cognitivity Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Claims of Philosopy" (copyright 1970 Princeton University Press, ISBN 691-07159-4)
and edited C.I. Lewis' "Values and Imperatives: Studies in Ethics" (Stanford, 1969). The Gor novels, his best known works, span 26 books written from 1967 to 2003, plus three installments of the Telnarian Histories, two other fiction works, and a nonfiction paperback entitled Imaginative Sex which was out of print for many years but has been reprinted recently by a specialty house. The 27th book of the Tarl Cabot series is currently being written. There's also a graphic novel adaptation of Dancer of Gor coming from Vision Entertainment, which is producing a quarterly Gor magazine. From what cyn understands, the first issue has already been produced and it may be going monthly already. Please check the links page for one of many places where you can purchase his works along with cyn's section on the books.

Anyone with knowledge of his convention schedule that would be willing to share it, along with any other pertinent information about Mr. Lange, would be greatly appreciated. You can contact cyn by clicking on the e-mail button below.

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