Because he is linear in his thought process? I imagine that translating Aristotle from Greek must be very difficult because the man is the Shakespeare of the philosophers that i read. So difficult to follow even in my native languages, English and Portuguese…
It’s both about the specific authors and the languages. Latin is more logical and linear than Greek. Aristotle’s works were not meant for publication, they were his lecture notes. The combination of the two makes Seneca much more pleasurable than Aristotle.
We will survive this Red Scare just like we survived the Red Scare of the 1950’s. But it may be a bumpy ride! Hold on and do your best to make good judgements.
Seneca is so polished in his writing. A tier 1 writer…and with tier 1 content. He has something to say it and say it so well.
Marcelo, yes, and he is a pleasure to translate from Latin!
Because he is linear in his thought process? I imagine that translating Aristotle from Greek must be very difficult because the man is the Shakespeare of the philosophers that i read. So difficult to follow even in my native languages, English and Portuguese…
It’s both about the specific authors and the languages. Latin is more logical and linear than Greek. Aristotle’s works were not meant for publication, they were his lecture notes. The combination of the two makes Seneca much more pleasurable than Aristotle.
Thank you for this wonderful post in a week that troubles many.
That’s what good philosophy is for: to help us with out troubles.
We will survive this Red Scare just like we survived the Red Scare of the 1950’s. But it may be a bumpy ride! Hold on and do your best to make good judgements.
Yes, I’m fairly confident we’ll survive it. Though there will be a lot of damage and suffering for a lot of people.
Well, Massimo, today’s the day for this post! All the best, John.
Yup, I guess it is!