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1 timestamped hit 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2024-11-05, day precision Aliases: textbook

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Textbooks

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...imagination. That doesn't exist with Aristotle's text. Okay? They're really like textbooks. So the argument for the longest time was Aristotle did write his..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...imagination. That doesn't exist with Aristotle's text. Okay? They're really like textbooks. So the argument for the longest time was Aristotle did write his..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Aristotle, The Censor Who Made Greece Portable (2024-11-05, day precision).

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AristotleAuthorshipPlato

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Jiang says Aristotle's texts lack the memorable imaginative phrases found in Plato or other geniuses and therefore read like textbooks.

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