So, what's the Ragged University all about then ? Well, sometime back, whilst sitting in the pub with friends, I realised that that was what we did; swapped stories, shared facts, related things. What is the nature of knowledge ? What I experience is a good place to start.
What is the Ragged University all about then ? Well, sometime back, I thought that the Ragged Schools movement was immensely successful and they had less available to them then. Imagine if they all had access to a printing press, paper, pens, librarys, tuition.
There is an interesting question about whether you would rather live as a millionaire a hundred years ago or on an average salary now. A hundred years ago you would not have your ipods and your mp3 players, your mobile telephones, or any digital trappings.
I also like the ending of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine; "Which three books would you have taken?". These ideas all carry a 'what-if' element relevant to what we already have. This is a project which I would like to ask what if we could do something just as good.
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