Re:Should computer science researchers disclose negative soc...
by dredmorbius on Friday August 03, 2018 @10:31AM
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The story goes that Thamus said many things to Theuth in praise or blame of the various arts, which it would take too long to repeat; but when they came to the letters, [274e] “This invention, O king,” said Theuth, “will make the Egyptians wiser and will improve their memories; for it is an elixir of memory and wisdom that I have discovered.” But Thamus replied, “Most ingenious Theuth, one man has the ability to beget arts, but the ability to judge of their usefulness or harmfulness to their users belongs to another; [275a] and now you, who are the father of letters, have been led by your affection to ascribe to them a power the opposite of that which they really possess.
Socrates, From Plato's dialogue Phaedrus 14, 274c-275b
Socrates, From Plato's dialogue Phaedrus 14, 274c-275b
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