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Even Laz Long probably couldn't measure up to what RAH expected from humanity.

I think it was less that he expected perfection from humans so much as he expected them to constantly strive for it in all things. I think as he got older he became impatient with the fact that humans are a profoundly lazy species with only a very limited desire for excellence. I feel the same way most days.

No philosopher is perfect, but off the top of my head Heinlein espoused a philosophy that I agree with in all the fundamental aspects and so I named him. From a purely stylistic standpoint, I appreciate the fact that his writing generally didn't wax eloquent about abstract nonsense like most philosophers.

>>No philosopher is perfect, but off the top of my head Heinlein espoused a philosophy that I agree with in all the fundamental aspects and so I named him.<<

I have to agree. He was, first and foremost, a rugged individualist and espoused a philosophy of self-determination, responsibilty, and compassion.

We lost him and the Good Doctor (Asimov) within a few years of each other and we were permanently lessened as a result.

To me there was RAH and IA and then eveyone else.