Writing, memory and freedom
Is this memory?
One of the reasons we write things down is to help us remember. That seems clear; I don't want to forget your phone number or what I was supposed to get from the grocery store, so I write it down.
Some ancient philosophers worried that writing would wipe away our capacity for organically remembering things. Even today, writers such as Nich…
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