Baumol, Walker, and Xerxes
Mistaken Goal
MARCH 23, 2015
In the introduction to Athanasius: On the Incarnation De Incarnatione Verbi Dei , C.S. Lewis discusses the predilection that some people have to spend a considerable amount of time reading about an idea instead of simply reading the idea itself. An optimist, Lewis attributes this to humility on the part of readers who are hesitant to believe that they can directly confront and understand big ideas.
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