Re:Fahrenheit 451: Not About Censorship, But People “Turned ...
by mc32 on Saturday August 12, 2017 @02:23AM
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>I wonder what he would have thought about audiobooks.
Background noise.
Ever since the greeks began taking up writing and reading, and Socrates bemoaning the loss of the ability to memorize entire epics, there has been an attack on "vain" knowledge.
I'd guess in his mind the epitome of a learned person was the aristocratic scientist who read first sources in the native language: Sanskrit, Greek, Latin among others. First sources, always in the original, not interpreted.
I don't doubt that results in improved critical thinking. But whether it's a good investment when you have limited time, I don't know.
Background noise.
Ever since the greeks began taking up writing and reading, and Socrates bemoaning the loss of the ability to memorize entire epics, there has been an attack on "vain" knowledge.
I'd guess in his mind the epitome of a learned person was the aristocratic scientist who read first sources in the native language: Sanskrit, Greek, Latin among others. First sources, always in the original, not interpreted.
I don't doubt that results in improved critical thinking. But whether it's a good investment when you have limited time, I don't know.