What is the Continuing Relevance of Physical Books? An Autobiographical Enquiry
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Oluwatoyin Adepoju
Sep 12, 2023, 11:34:35 AM9/12/23
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What is the Continuing Relevance of Physical Books?
An Autobiographical Enquiry
An Autobiographical Enquiry
I found myself wandering, stupefied and enthralled, in endless corridors of a gigantic library, which turned out to be infinite.
Dante visualizes the cosmos as a book, things, their qualities and their interrelations, bound together by love in one volume, as one simple flame.
Is it really true that the cosmos can be encapsulated from particular standpoints?
I have become cautious about such views, but which continue to inspire me.
Picture above is of a section of my library in Lagos. The books awaiting shelving, the unpainted section of the wall at top left, left over from the fixing of an air-conditioner, suggest restlessness, as the library is associated more with motion than with standing still.
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
Comparative Cognitive Processes and Systems
Exploring Every Corner of the Cosmos in Search of Knowledge
My most important possessions are my books, on which I have invested a lot of money over decades of living on two continents.
But how much do I use the library now apart from the satisfaction of working inside it?
When I want to relax, I take a walk, spend time with friends and family, go to the gym, watch a film on my computer, read on Facebook, read a free online fiction story or watch Netflix or Showmax on my computer or watch Facebook or YouTube skits on my phone.
When working, and I need to consult a book, rather than stand up to lift it from my library, if I have the book, I use the digital version on my laptop or download a digital version from a pirate website, a morally problematic practice, particularly for a fledgling publisher such as myself.
But how much do I use the library now apart from the satisfaction of working inside it?
When I want to relax, I take a walk, spend time with friends and family, go to the gym, watch a film on my computer, read on Facebook, read a free online fiction story or watch Netflix or Showmax on my computer or watch Facebook or YouTube skits on my phone.
When working, and I need to consult a book, rather than stand up to lift it from my library, if I have the book, I use the digital version on my laptop or download a digital version from a pirate website, a morally problematic practice, particularly for a fledgling publisher such as myself.
Without such morally compromised access, however, I would be locked out of the unceasing river of knowledge being generated in other countries because the books are often priced in ways that make access challenging for a person in Nigeria such as myself, a situation compounded by the volume of texts I need to access.
But, looking beyond myself, at the streets and institutions of my country, one may need to ask '' to what degree can a robust scholarly culture for a population be cultivated and sustained in that way?''
I aspire to contribute to expanding Nigeria's book publication culture, particularly in serious non-fiction. Then I ask myself, ''what are the information sources of the average Nigerian student and the average Nigerian generally? What role do physical books play in that equation?''
I used to be an avid reader of the US publication TIME in its years as a purely print publication. I am currently considering a subscription to the UK based Economist. I can't even consider buying physical copies of that magazine even if they were sold next door to my house.
Where would I keep them? Why fill up space with ever growing volumes of a periodical when they can exist in a relatively non-physical space on my electronic devices?
I was initiated into scholarship significantly through reading encyclopedias in my family's library, particularly the Encyclopedia Britannica, so much so that I can recite sections of my favorite essays in the 1971 edition in my family library, the pages of those essays marked by slight patches of brown, stained by my recurrent reading.
I have all the volumes of the 2004 edition of that encyclopedia in my own library but I rarely look into it even though the Britannica showcases the individualized essence of scholarship at its best, rich with personal but broad ranging and critical insight presented in superb expressive style, unlike the generic sameness of writing on WIkipedia, but Wikipedia is my daily companion, not the Britannica.
Along with being more current up to one day at the latest in in the current news cycle, Wikipedia saves me standing up from my writing chair to lift the heavy tomes of the Britannica, and links me to the scope of references on the subject much faster than the Britannica does, connections which would require my lifting various thick volumes to follow if I were using the print encyclopedia.
But, looking beyond myself, at the streets and institutions of my country, one may need to ask '' to what degree can a robust scholarly culture for a population be cultivated and sustained in that way?''
I aspire to contribute to expanding Nigeria's book publication culture, particularly in serious non-fiction. Then I ask myself, ''what are the information sources of the average Nigerian student and the average Nigerian generally? What role do physical books play in that equation?''
I used to be an avid reader of the US publication TIME in its years as a purely print publication. I am currently considering a subscription to the UK based Economist. I can't even consider buying physical copies of that magazine even if they were sold next door to my house.
Where would I keep them? Why fill up space with ever growing volumes of a periodical when they can exist in a relatively non-physical space on my electronic devices?
I was initiated into scholarship significantly through reading encyclopedias in my family's library, particularly the Encyclopedia Britannica, so much so that I can recite sections of my favorite essays in the 1971 edition in my family library, the pages of those essays marked by slight patches of brown, stained by my recurrent reading.
I have all the volumes of the 2004 edition of that encyclopedia in my own library but I rarely look into it even though the Britannica showcases the individualized essence of scholarship at its best, rich with personal but broad ranging and critical insight presented in superb expressive style, unlike the generic sameness of writing on WIkipedia, but Wikipedia is my daily companion, not the Britannica.
Along with being more current up to one day at the latest in in the current news cycle, Wikipedia saves me standing up from my writing chair to lift the heavy tomes of the Britannica, and links me to the scope of references on the subject much faster than the Britannica does, connections which would require my lifting various thick volumes to follow if I were using the print encyclopedia.
I hardly use the online Britannica because it's loaded with advertisements that clutter the viewing page while Wikipedia has no advertisements, a consequence of different funding models and a stark dramatisation of a new era in knowledge creation and dissemination represented by Wikipedia, ''a free online encyclopedia created and edited by volunteers around the world'', relying heavily on donations.
I read print texts, but largely of fiction, which I particularly enjoy reading that way.
The Encyclopedia Britannica was my first encounter with the ideal of totalistic knowledge.
I read print texts, but largely of fiction, which I particularly enjoy reading that way.
The Encyclopedia Britannica was my first encounter with the ideal of totalistic knowledge.
The picture directly above is of part of my Encyclopedia Britannica 2004 edition, which contains some classic essays, such as that by Richard Westfall on the philosopher, physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton and by John Burnarby on the Christian philosopher and mystic St. Augustine of Hippo.
The Britannica 1971 essay on Newton concludes on a note of puzzlement that such
a great mind spent so much time, even more than he devoted to physics, for
which he is famous, on such an illusionary pursuit as alchemy, understood in the
scholarship of the time of the Britannica writer as the effort
to transmute base metal into gold.
Westfall's Britannica 2004 essay on Newton, on the other hand,
reflecting decades of revolution in Newton scholarship, describes how Newton's
alchemy, part of the intersection of ancient Greek philosophy, Hermetic
philosophy and occultism in Newton's time, was strategic to his achievements in
what is now known as science, a field still in flux in Newton's 17th century.
I feel privileged to have owned and read those two articles during the periods
when the understanding they expressed was the conventional view, exposing one
to observing an intellectual revolution in process.
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What is the Continuing Relevance of Physical Books?
An Autobiographical Enquiry
I found myself wandering, stupefied and enthralled, in endless corridors of a gigantic library, which turned out to be infinite.
Dante visualizes the cosmos as a book, things, their qualities and their interrelations, bound together by love in one volume, as one simple flame.
Is it really true that the cosmos can be encapsulated from particular standpoints?
I have become cautious about such views, but which continue to inspire me.
Picture above is of a section of my library in Lagos. The books awaiting shelving, the unpainted section of the wall at top left, left over from the fixing of an air-conditioner, suggest restlessness, as the library is associated more with motion than with standing still.
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
Dante visualizes the cosmos as a book, things, their qualities and their interrelations, bound together by love in one volume, as one simple flame.
Is it really true that the cosmos can be encapsulated from particular standpoints?
I have become cautious about such views, but which continue to inspire me.
Picture above is of a section of my library in Lagos. The books awaiting shelving, the unpainted section of the wall at top left, left over from the fixing of an air-conditioner, suggest restlessness, as the library is associated more with motion than with standing still.
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
Comparative Cognitive Processes and Systems
Exploring Every Corner of the Cosmos in Search of Knowledge
My most important possessions are my books, on which I have invested a lot of money over decades of living on two continents.
But how much do I use the library now apart from the satisfaction of working inside it?
When I want to relax, I take a walk, spend time with friends and family, go to the gym, watch a film on my computer, read on Facebook, read a free online fiction story or watch Netflix or Showmax on my computer or watch Facebook or YouTube skits on my phone.
When working, and I need to consult a book, rather than stand up to lift it from my library, if I have the book, I use the digital version on my laptop or download a digital version from a pirate website, a morally problematic practice, particularly for a fledgling publisher such as myself.
Without such morally compromised access, however, I would be locked out of the unceasing river of knowledge being generated in other countries because the books are often priced in ways that make access challenging for a person in Nigeria such as myself, a situation compounded by the volume of texts I need to access.
But, looking beyond myself, at the streets and institutions of my country, one may need to ask '' to what degree can a robust scholarly culture for a population be cultivated and sustained in that way?''
I aspire to contribute to expanding Nigeria's book publication culture, particularly in serious non-fiction. Then I ask myself, ''what are the information sources of the average Nigerian student and the average Nigerian generally? What role do physical books play in that equation?''
I used to be an avid reader of the US publication TIME in its years as a purely print publication. I am currently considering a subscription to the UK based Economist. I can't even consider buying physical copies of that magazine even if they were sold next door to my house.
Where would I keep them? Why fill up space with ever growing volumes of a periodical when they can exist in a relatively non-physical space on my electronic devices?
I was initiated into scholarship significantly through reading encyclopedias in my family's library, particularly the Encyclopedia Britannica, so much so that I can recite sections of my favorite essays in the 1971 edition in my family library, the pages of those essays marked by slight patches of brown, stained by my recurrent reading.
I have all the volumes of the 2004 edition of that encyclopedia in my own library but I rarely look into it even though the Britannica showcases the individualized essence of scholarship at its best, rich with personal but broad ranging and critical insight presented in superb expressive style, unlike the generic sameness of writing on WIkipedia, but Wikipedia is my daily companion, not the Britannica.
Along with being more current up to one day at the latest in in the current news cycle, Wikipedia saves me standing up from my writing chair to lift the heavy tomes of the Britannica, and links me to the scope of references on the subject much faster than the Britannica does, connections which would require my lifting various thick volumes to follow if I were using the print encyclopedia.
I hardly use the online Britannica because it's loaded with advertisements that clutter the viewing page while Wikipedia has no advertisements, a consequence of different funding models and a stark dramatisation of a new era in knowledge creation and dissemination represented by Wikipedia, ''a free online encyclopedia created and edited by volunteers around the world'', relying heavily on donations.
I read print texts, but largely of fiction, which I particularly enjoy reading that way.
The Encyclopedia Britannica was my first encounter with the ideal of totalistic knowledge.
The picture directly above is of part of my Encyclopedia Britannica 2004 edition, which contains some classic essays, such as that by Richard Westfall on the philosopher, physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton and by John Burnarby on the Christian philosopher and mystic St. Augustine of Hippo.
The Britannica 1971 essay on Newton concludes on a note of puzzlement that such a great mind spent so much time, even more than he devoted to physics, for which he is famous, on such an illusionary pursuit as alchemy, understood in the scholarship of the time of the Britannica writer as the effort to transmute base metal into gold.
Westfall's Britannica 2004 essay on Newton, on the other hand, reflecting decades of revolution in Newton scholarship, describes how Newton's alchemy, part of the intersection of ancient Greek philosophy, Hermetic philosophy and occultism in Newton's time, was strategic to his achievements in what is now known as science, a field still in flux in Newton's 17th century.
I feel privileged to have owned and read those two articles during the periods when the understanding they expressed was the conventional view, exposing one to observing an intellectual revolution in process.
The picture directly above is of part of my Encyclopedia Britannica 2004 edition, which contains some classic essays, such as that by Richard Westfall on the philosopher, physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton and by John Burnarby on the Christian philosopher and mystic St. Augustine of Hippo.
The Britannica 1971 essay on Newton concludes on a note of puzzlement that such a great mind spent so much time, even more than he devoted to physics, for which he is famous, on such an illusionary pursuit as alchemy, understood in the scholarship of the time of the Britannica writer as the effort to transmute base metal into gold.
Westfall's Britannica 2004 essay on Newton, on the other hand, reflecting decades of revolution in Newton scholarship, describes how Newton's alchemy, part of the intersection of ancient Greek philosophy, Hermetic philosophy and occultism in Newton's time, was strategic to his achievements in what is now known as science, a field still in flux in Newton's 17th century.
I feel privileged to have owned and read those two articles during the periods when the understanding they expressed was the conventional view, exposing one to observing an intellectual revolution in process.
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Do you by any chance have Klaus Schwab in your library?
With the advance of AI / Artificial intelligence will Encyclopaedia Britannica be obsolete by the year 3, 000?Oluwatoyin Adepoju
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That name is unfamiliar.
I don't think it can be obsolete if the format of individualized essays is sustained, essays dramatizing individuality of styles of writing and thinking unlike the generic character of Wikipedia writing.
Perhaps the qs may also be if Wikipedia can be replaced or largely done by A I.
Thanks
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Oluwatoyin Adepoju
Sep 13, 2023, 4:05:13 PM9/13/23
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Thanks for the recommendation of Klaus Schwab, Cornelius.
Could you let me know why you recommend him?
Meanwhile I'm looking into him.
Thanks
Toyin
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Sep 14, 2023, 4:37:45 AM9/14/23
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Until yesterday when I talked to my orthodox guru ( after a long hiatus) the name was also unfamiliar to me, so. I wouldn't say that I'm recommending him , not exactly, but since he's a major player (and you know that our world's a stage, so we ought to be somewhat acquainted with Herr Klaus Schwab
Do you seriously think that in spite of or because of AI your favourite encyclopaedia & e.g. the Holy Bible will still be going strong, like the everlasting Johnny Walker, by the year 3,000`?
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