The Hermeneutics of Screwing Around; or What You Do with a Million Books. Ramsay, S. In Pastplay, of Teaching and Learning History with Technology, pages 111–120. University of Michigan Press, 2014.
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According to the world wide web, the phrase “So many books, so little time” originates with Frank Zappa. I do not believe it, myself. If I had had to guess, I would have said maybe Erasmus or Trithemius. But even if I am right, I am probably wrong. This is one of civilization’s oldest laments—one that, in spirit, predates the book itself. There has never been a time when philosophers—lovers of wisdom broadly understood—have not exhibited profound regret over the impedance of mismatch between time and truth. For surely, there are more books, more ideas, more experiences,
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