Loosely Speaking: Have you heard of...?

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Have you heard of...?

Annicita's comment in one of my recent blogs has roused me to one of my current complaints about the bankruptcy of our culture. I was shocked a few years ago that a young man of 28 had never heard of Isaac Asimov. She suggests that many people outside of sci fi or who haven't been college-educated wouldn't know the name. Isaac Asimov wrote authoritatively in many fields and is known widely far outside the boundaries of science fiction. But we live in a time when what was once common knowledge or... Sign in to see full entry.

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