The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges

The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges

Author: The Corbett Report June 15, 2015 Duration: 47:25
The universe is the internet is the library is the internet is the universe. Or is it? And if so, who are the librarians? And if we have all the information we can ever want, does that mean we have knowledge or wisdom? If not, how do we make it? Or who will make it for us? Join James this month for a Film, Literature and the New World Order examination of The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges.

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