We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection. — Plato

We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.

Author: Plato

Insight: Your brain isn't actually absorbing new stuff—it's more like finding files you already had. That's why a random conversation suddenly makes something "click," or why you recognize a truth instantly. We're all just remembering what we somehow always knew.

Source: Meno, 81d

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We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.

PlatoMeno, 81d

Insight

Your brain isn't actually absorbing new stuff—it's more like finding files you already had. That's why a random conversation suddenly makes something "click," or why you recognize a truth instantly. We're all just remembering what we somehow always knew.

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Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, born around 428 BC in Athens, Greece. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's philosophical works, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," continue to be highly influential in Western philosophy.

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