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Socrates said the same about the invention of writing: "And now, since you are the father of writing, your affection for it has made you describe its effects a
by carleverett 14y ago
Socrates said the same about the invention of writing:
"And now, since you are the father of writing, your affection for it has made you describe its effects as the opposite of what they really are. In fact, it will introduce forgetfulness into the soul of those who learn it: they will not practice using their memory because they will put their trust in writing, which is external and depends on signs that belong to others, instead of trying to remember from the inside, completely on their own."
http://newlearningonline.com/literacies/chapter-1-literacies-on-a-human-scale/socrates-on-the-forgetfulness-that-comes-with-writing/ http://newlearningonline.com/literacies/chapter-1-literacies...
- twelvechairs 14y agoInterestingly thr same issue could be sqid to applytot photography... Or social media!
- martininmelb 14y agoAnd maybe Google 'autocorrect' has ruined our spelling?
- flyinRyan 14y agoI find the reverse. After seeing a common mistake a few times I tend to start writing it correctly. Kind of a "me vs spell check" game.
- exodust 14y agoNice find, and good reminder about the static nature of written words. Socrates would have been fascinated with online forums and Wikipedia where words are constantly updated, fought over, defended and attacked by anyone with a soul!
- derleth 14y ago> by anyone with a soul And a lot of people without souls, such as myself.
- debuggerpk 14y agonice catch
- derleth 14y agoWhy in the world was this downvoted?