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From: ed298-ak@violet.berkeley.edu (Edouard Lagache)
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Subject: Blending Oral and Written Traditions by Electronic mail.
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Date: Thu, 7-May-87 16:17:14 EDT
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	Sorry to disturb this interesting exchange, but the battle between
   Written and Oral traditions was settled some centuries ago.  Unfortunately,
   the basis for that change was primarily pragmatic rather than intellectual.
   If you are interested in some of the arguments on both sides, you can
   find some of it in Plato's Dialogues!

	What I find most interesting is how Electronic mail has recaptured
   some of the nicer aspects of oral exchange while permitting the reflection
   of written discourse.  In some sense E-mail permits conversations to occur
   in "slow-motion", permitting all parties to take the time to understand
   each others position before replying.  Thus in some sense, we have a
   chance to enjoy the best of both worlds!

	I would be interested in what people think about that!

   Edouard Lagache 		School of Education,U.C. Berkeley