Philosophy of the Machine 5

The fifth chapter deals with the paradox that the art of memory (ars memoria) is joined by the art of forgetting (ars oblivionis) - which may explain why the beginnings of Western culture are obscure or, as the case may be, declared as “the Greek miracle.”The realization that the alphabetic sign isn’t only what it notates but also what it makes us forget.From: The Philosophy of the Machine, translated by Hopkins Stanley and Martin Burckhardt. (to be published)To listen to previous chapters:Philosophy of the Machine 4Philosophy of the Machine 3Philosophy of the Machine 2Philosophy of the Machine 1 Get full access to Ex nihilo - Martin Burckhardt at martinburckhardt.substack.com/subscribe

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