readings unit 1

Question 1

be a writer

Answer 1

egyptian text, emphasizing the act of writing as a way to immoralize yourself

Question 2

excerpt from phaedrus

Answer 2

greek text, socrates is arguing that reading and writing diminishes the amount of knowledge we retain, relying too much on text, if its in the book, it doesnt live within you, memorizing the material vs letting the material leave an impression

Question 3

teaching of khety

Answer 3

(egyptian text) father speaking to his son, warning him of the horrors of manual labor, encouraging him to become a scribe for his own betterment. being a scribe = in danger of having your role revoked, physical labor = only in danger of being punished

Question 4

Horace, Exegi monumentum aere perennius

Answer 4

(roman text) statues and monuments can decay, words cannot– to the extent that the culture in which those words have been created in remains relevant, he will remain immortal as long as the roman religion prevails, putting immortality in the context of the grace of posterity

Question 5

Satire I

Answer 5

(roman text) juvenal declares that vice, crime, and the misuse of wealth have reached such a peak that it is impossible not to write satire, but, since it is dangerous to attack powerful men in their lifetime, he will take his examples from the dead.

Question 6

khety vs phaedrus

Answer 6

khety: knowledge cannot be taken away
phaedrus: writing and reading reduces the demand for knowledge