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Explore the deep connection between memory, literacy, and writing in Wax Tablets of the Mind. Published by Routledge, this volume offers a unique look at how literacy functions as more than just reading and writing. The author examines literacy as a complex system involving writing technology, the encoding and decoding of text symbols, and the interpretation of meaning. This study investigates the relationship between orality and memory in classical antiquity. By combining historical perspectives with insights from modern cognitive psychology, the book provides a broad view of how humans process information. It looks at how retrieval and display systems organize stored meaning and memory, while also addressing the long-standing debate regarding the impact of writing tools on the human mind. This is an essential resource for those studying the history of cognition and the evolution of communication.

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Examines the complex nature of literacy, including the technology of writing and the interpretation of text symbols.

Analyzes the relationship between memory, orality, and literacy within the context of classical antiquity.

Integrates perspectives from modern cognitive psychology to provide a multi-dimensional view of human cognition.

Investigates how retrieval and display systems work to organize and store meaning and memory.

Explores the historical and contemporary debates concerning how writing tools affect the human mind.

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31 December 2015
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