[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fUKAzalQ1wcfATbkHydvU3mUmyO_uB5NZ9--Q8l1dLkk":3,"$f64-rAKTuoN0BlmZhAyQyT65qh802FDtdcNP6XGC0b_s":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},14439,"john durham peters","J",4,null,"john-durham-peters",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":85},[14,22,39,58],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3149543,"Miscommunication is the scandal that motivates the very concept of communication in the first place.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":26,"source":27,"quote_tag":28,"commentary":9},373058,"Open scatter is more fundamental than coupled sharing; it is the stuff from which, on splendid occasions, dialogue may arise.",2,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[29,34],{"id":30,"tag":31},2185306,{"id":32,"tag_name":33},975,"communication",{"id":35,"tag":36},2185307,{"id":37,"tag_name":38},1202,"dialogue",{"id":40,"quote_text":41,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":42,"source":43,"quote_tag":44,"commentary":9},80073,"If only we were angels, with transparent bodies and transparent thoughts...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[45,50,53],{"id":46,"tag":47},551409,{"id":48,"tag_name":49},67,"angels",{"id":51,"tag":52},551412,{"id":32,"tag_name":33},{"id":54,"tag":55},551413,{"id":56,"tag_name":57},1805,"divine",{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":84},60701,"Books you have read share a deep ontological similarity with books you haven't: both can be profoundly fuzzy. At times books you haven't read shine more brightly than those you have, and often reading part of a book will shape your mind more decisively than reading all of it; there is no inherent epistemic superiority to having read a book or not having read it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[64,69,74,79],{"id":65,"tag":66},420848,{"id":67,"tag_name":68},52,"reading",{"id":70,"tag":71},420837,{"id":72,"tag_name":73},177,"books",{"id":75,"tag":76},420846,{"id":77,"tag_name":78},374,"knowledge",{"id":80,"tag":81},420847,{"id":82,"tag_name":83},2327,"libraries","**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from John Durham Peters' book \"The Marvelous Clouds: A History of Spectacle from Aristotle's Weather Gaze to Solar Politics.\" As a historian and scholar, Peters was known for his work on media studies and the history of communication. The era in which he wrote this book (late 1990s to early 2000s) saw the rise of digital media and a growing awareness of the complexities of information consumption.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nPeters is highlighting the tension between the idea that knowledge comes from direct experience (in this case, reading a book) versus the notion that even incomplete or indirect exposure can have a profound impact. He's pointing out that our assumptions about the value of \"full\" engagement with a text are not necessarily justified, and that the relationship between reader and material is more complex than we often acknowledge.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's era of information overload, adopting Peters' mindset can help us approach knowledge acquisition as an iterative process, recognizing that even incomplete or indirect exposure to ideas can be valuable. By embracing this perspective, professionals and creatives can cultivate a more nuanced understanding of how they engage with materials and make decisions based on partial or incomplete information.",{"currentPage":86,"totalPages":86,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":87},1,10]