![]() ![]() Now the culture of texting produces a curious reluctance to engage in face-to-face interaction, especially on a one-to-one basis. It supplies intangibles of conviction and personality. The discussion and exchange of ideas has for millennia provided an emotional and psychological dimension in addition to the factual content of the information exchanged. ![]() Traditionally, another way of acquiring knowledge has been through personal conversations. America’s oracle of realpolitik, Henry Kissinger, seeks to put the coronavirus pandemic in the context of his ongoing narrative of the changing world order. And style propels the reader into a relationship with the author, or with the subject matter, by fusing substance and aesthetics. Because it is not possible to read all books on a given subject, much less the totality of all books, or to organize easily everything one has read, learning from books places a premium on conceptual thinking-the ability to recognize comparable data and events and project patterns into the future. Reading is relatively time-consuming to ease the process, style is important. “The acquisition of knowledge from books provides an experience different from the Internet. ![]()
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