Introduction: Why Do People Write?
The Paradoxes of Belief
First Paradox: The Current Concert and the Distant Melody
Second Paradox: The Lottery and the Ruse
Third Paradox: The Renunciation and the Reward
The Paradoxes of Identity
Fourth Paradox: The Proper Noun and the Common Noun
Fifth Paradox: The Flow and the Entity
Sixth Paradox: The Distance and the Judgement
The Paradoxes of Mediation
Seventh Paradox: The Rosetta Stone and Agrippina’s Thrush
Eighth Paradox: The Manuscript and the USB Key
Ninth Paradox: The Comet and the Astronomer
Conclusion: Why Do People (Still) Write?
Notes
Index