"Scholars have overlooked the dream of the total library perhaps because this theme appears in works that transcend literary, aesthetic, and philosophical genres."
I would argue the 'Dream of a Total Library' or at least of a Great Library extends back to Ashurbanipal, at least, and possible earlier. (Hammurabi?)
"I like to post his picture because it always amazes me that this most prominent figure in the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics—and a librarian—had such hair."
I don't want to go down the rabbit hole, but I wonder what there were made of and how they took care of them...I mean we know how a big shaggy dog can be if unkept...
Well, yeah. I mean is it real? Because it might be, but damn, that dude must of been working on his hair for a couple of decade. If it's fake... sound expensive.
"Scholars have overlooked the dream of the total library perhaps because this theme appears in works that transcend literary, aesthetic, and philosophical genres."
I would argue the 'Dream of a Total Library' or at least of a Great Library extends back to Ashurbanipal, at least, and possible earlier. (Hammurabi?)
"I like to post his picture because it always amazes me that this most prominent figure in the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics—and a librarian—had such hair."
This clearly the moment to cue up the Queen song.
elm
how much of it was real?
I need an article on German philosophers' hairdo s You are right ..there were earlier dreamers of universal libraries.
'As a philosopher he was a member of the school of Big Ass Hair.'
elm
the better to keep the lofty thoughts from escaping the skull
I don't want to go down the rabbit hole, but I wonder what there were made of and how they took care of them...I mean we know how a big shaggy dog can be if unkept...
Nancy doesn't look shaggy!
Well, yeah. I mean is it real? Because it might be, but damn, that dude must of been working on his hair for a couple of decade. If it's fake... sound expensive.
elm
what'd they use for hairspray?
well, wouldn't you know it...someone spent a lot of time on this https://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/Gottfried_Leibniz --pretty funny.
'The hair will outlive us all.'
elm
it's like the blob
What a find! What a surprise! What a treat!
Just shows that those rare books collections are worth every $.