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The short story “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges was first published in 1941 in its original Spanish, and later in English in 1962. Though the idea of a total library had been written about previously, Borges gives us one of the most memorable accounts of such a concept. The library being representative of the universe, this video discusses the epistemological implications, and questions the limitations of what it is we can know.

How are the hexagons organized:

libraryofbabel.info/theory.html

The Total Library. Short essay by Borges:

gwern.net/docs/borges/1939-borges-thetotallibrary.pdf

Other videos on The Library of Babel:

@TheCodeXCantina

youtube.com/watch?v=hljFX3VAvGI&t=1191s

@EveryoneWhoReadsitMustConverse

youtube.com/watch?v=I172IE259lQ

Other channels mentioned:

O.G. Rose:

youtube.com/channel/UC6zHDj4D323xJkblnPTvY3Q

Books Mentioned:

The Conflict of Mind:

amazon.com/Conflict-Mind-Major-Epistemological-Problems/dp/1736507508

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