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As you begin this book on writing, it
may surprise you to know that no less a person than Plato had serious
doubts about the value of learning to write. More than 2,300 years
ago, the Greek philosopher argued in one of his works on rhetoric
that a person s education is better served by oral discussion and debate
than by writing. Unlike a speaker or teacher, he pointed out, a printed
book cannot answer its readers questions, nor can it in turn pose
questions to make sure that readers have correctly understood what
they have read. ~ccording to Plato, those who become dependent on
the written word will gradually lose their powers of memory and the
ability to think on their own. Believing their knowledge greater than
it actually is, they will become conceited and complacent, a burden
rather than an asset to their society.
No matter what we think of Plato s doubts about the value of
writing, we shouldn t overlook the important fact that he used writing
to express those doubts. If he had not, his ideas would probably be
unknown today. Plato s written attack on writing suggests in a paradoxi- ~
cal way the inevitability of written communication in the exchange ~.
and transmission of ideas. During the centuries since he lived, technolog- ~
ical advances ranging from the development of inexpensive paper to~
the invention of the desktop laser printer have continued to underscore
the central role of writing in our civilization. Indeed, our lives would
be unimaginable without the written word. Try to picture a world
with no books or newspapers, no greeting cards or instruction manuals,
no bills, recipes, advertisements, or love letters, and you will realize
that we write, quite simply, because we must.
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