What is Borges' concept of the Library of Babel?
The Library of Babel represents the universe as an infinite collection of books containing every possible permutation of letters. This implies that all knowledge, all truths, and all falsehoods already exist, waiting to be discovered, or more precisely, waiting to be found amidst an unimaginable cacophony of meaningless arrangements. It is a metaphor for the overwhelming vastness of potential meaning and the human struggle to navigate it, a daunting and often futile endeavor in the face of such immensity.
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