I think it's far easier to understand in the original Latin. Granted, I've only read excerpts but I can see how it might get confusing in translation from loss of precision.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Tips for reading Summa Theologica
- 11/10/2015 11:17:01 PM
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Are you reading it in Latin or in translation?
- 14/10/2015 03:55:42 AM
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Echoing Tom, if you aren't going to read it in Latin you're going to need annotations.
- 20/10/2015 10:58:57 AM
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Check my response to Tom...
- 27/10/2015 05:34:34 AM
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Honestly, you're better off reading a book about it than reading the thing itself.
- 27/10/2015 08:54:39 AM
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