But it is likely that the 1-5% that survived are the best of them. Gives some solace.
Reading texts written by the ancients is always fascinating to me. It pains me to know that most of what they have written has not reached us. By most estimates, only 1% to 5% of classical texts survive today.
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It is not clear to me that we have the best books from that time. A lot of what the Alexandrian librarians considered to be "classics" from before 250 B.C. has not reached us.
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The dark ages didn't do us any favors with non biblical books being burnt in the west. Imagine a future in a 1000 yrs where everything electronic would be wiped clean or accessible only to an elite that wanted to rule. A lot easier to wipe electronic data than burn books?
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Maybe the technology for a "wipe" will also advance, but it's much easier and cheaper to make and hide backup copies of almost everything, especially text.
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Great News! 100% of our 'texts' will reach future generations, thanks to Tech and great Men like you.
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Practically all stoic philosophers frequently reference Chrysippos of Soloi. Apparently he wrote around 800 texts of which practically non survived.
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I am browsing gallica sometimes, for books and potential datasets.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b60004232/f8.image …
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The upanishads factored significantly in Campbell’s work who was arguably uncovering human universals across cultures (the hero’s journey). It rings useful to me too that these works would find perch in the minds of those contemplating AI.
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if I could travel back in time, I'd go to a year before the library of Alexandria burned down, and spend all my time there.
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