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Technically wouldn't the main impact of time be not what the book says, but how it's interpreted? Barring issues from degradation ofc
by Jarwain 5y ago
Technically wouldn't the main impact of time be not what the book says, but how it's interpreted? Barring issues from degradation ofc
- slim 5y agoCommunication = context + information. There's no communication without context. So there's no reading without interpretation directly tied to the context of the reader. You can't read the same book twice without it being different.
- goodcanadian 5y agoAlso, over time, the book wears out, so someone makes a copy. Mistakes and misunderstandings creep in. Or, even, the copyist changes a few things to better fit his world view. It is possible that the book isn't as static as you think.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoDegradation is a very serious, and inherently time-based, phenomenon.
- tsimionescu 5y agoAs others have pointed out, degradation and imperfect copying are serious issues, they can't really be ignored. Also, language itself changes over time, adding significant difficulty to understanding what the book was supposed to have said. And of course, metaphor and references to then-well-known people or events become unrecognizable very quickly.