Would Socrates Have Valued AI?
Daniel Gauss
Plato presents Socrates' skepticism toward the written word, and the limits of what can be derived through the process of reading, in the Phaedrus . In this dialogue, Socrates supports his arguments against the written word by relating the myth of Theuth and Thamus, criticizing writing as inert or static. It cannot answer questions, defend itself or adapt to and change the soul of the reader for the better. Theuth is an Egyptian god (Thoth), credited with inventing many arts: number, calculation