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Rationality and the Literate Mind (Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory)

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Never have I read a book that so succinctly defined and chronicled the evolution of and relationship between rationality and literacy. Not only does this book define rationality in a historical perspective, it engenders the inseparability of written, spoken and reasoned words. I can't honestly do it justice but I do know that it's worth reading. That is, if you can stomach defining rationality in terms of simple characters and their organization on a page, or lack thereof. Only wish I could afford to buy it instead of repeatedly renting it from the local library!