What does this mean?? "In 1852, John Henry Newman wrote in The Idea of A University that true learning "consists, not merely in the passive reception into the mind of a number of ideas hitherto unknown to it"

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df001 · Answer

Someone help me interpret this in plain english.. The word hitherto threw me off.. Google defined it as "Up until a certain point in time."

jakyfraze · Answer

hitherto (HAH google is grandpa dictionary sometimes.)

df001 · Answer

The definition itself was confusing for sure but, when I applied the definition into the sentence, it didn't make any sense to me..

jakyfraze · Answer

@DF001 I'll translate it: learning is made up of, not only in the non-responsive receiving of a number of ideas to the mind; that were previously not known. :) you got this one.

df001 · Answer

oh thanks that made much more sense!

jakyfraze · Answer

Lol, you're welcome! :)

jakyfraze · Answer

Oh, thanks for the medal. I was just helping :)

df001 · Answer

thank you lol

jakyfraze · Answer

@DF001 You're welcome! =)