On Sun, 22 Sep 1996, Mark Kolmar wrote:
quoted 4 lines I think Goethe said that everything has been thought of before -- the> I think Goethe said that everything has been thought of before -- the
> trick is to think of it again. The other eternal rule that comes into
> play is music is based on theft (not borrowing, if done right it's theft)
> and recombination of previously-used elements.
Well, to continue in the dork-retentive fashion that this list so
generously fosters, it was Plato's idea that the trick is to remember
instead of "learning". Sorry to fall under your influence.
i'll forward this to alt.philosophy.plato
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