Arwin wrote: " I believe that the human system is of limited complexity, and thus ultimately explainable (and I doubt that at this moment there is much that cannot be explained about human beings)." Na ja, but after all the complexities have been explained, you still have to confront the simplicities. With regard to the "encyclopedia", I was referring not to Pound's suggestion or to a specific web project, but to the endeavor of providing explanations of allusions and contexts. Sorry for the confusion. The word "encyclopedia" seemed apt. > As far as your "where's the horse?" is concerned.... What's missing is not a horse. Read again, more carefully this time ;-) Regards, Tim