#plato

#plato

This invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in [it], produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them.

The late 19th to early 20th century marked a significant transition of Greek philosophical concepts into China, with many publications introducing Plato's ideas.

In the Symposium, Socrates claims that the truth about love, which he presents to the audience, was learned from Diotima, a woman of knowledge.