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Apr 22, 2012 9:05:11 GMT 1
Post by marchesarosa on Apr 22, 2012 9:05:11 GMT 1
As the diameter of the circle of our knowledge increases, the circumference of our ignorance increases that much faster.
Thanks to Rocky Road for that apercu!
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Apr 22, 2012 16:21:11 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Apr 22, 2012 16:21:11 GMT 1
Thanks for that MM, for reasons not apparent at first sight ... 'aperçu' "Challenging Intellect" "Will Self says we should embrace the intellectual challenge of "difficult" books and art, and value works which are more taxing than our increasingly low-brow popular culture. "The most disturbing result of this retreat from the difficult is to be found in arts and humanities education, where the traditional set texts are now chopped up into boneless nuggets of McKnowledge, and students are encouraged to do their research - such as it is - on the web." Producer: Sheila Cook." www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01g65tj ...I looked it up in my OED! "a summary exposition, a conspectus" Ta!
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