Plato’s Surprising Argument Against Writing

Why we should stop reading books and noting things down.

Jon Hawkins
The Apeiron Blog
Published in
7 min readJun 17, 2021

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Whether you’re browsing Facebook, reading this article, or leaving a sticky note on the fridge, we all rely on written communication. It’s a simple way to mark down information for others to see.

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