Translations and fuckery.

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Translations and fuckery. Anonymous Thu Apr 22 22:39:20 2021 No.18090761 [Reply] [Original]

I want to read from writers such as Aristotle, Socrates, Epictetus, and Kierkegaard. But why is there so many translations and version? Which one is the best? Why not band together and make the ultimate version of the translation to get rid of all the other versions?

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>>	Jesus Fri Apr 23 02:09:48 2021 No.18091678 >>18090761 tell me, were those "great" philosophers born great? how did they become "great"? where exactly is their greatness? did they eat special great food or fuck special great boipucci?

Anonymous Fri Apr 23 02:20:20 2021 No.18091726

>>18090761
>Why not band together and make the ultimate version

This is literally what each translation tries to do. They are informed by past ones while also trying to fix mistake and improve clarity etc.

Just look at whatever editions Universities are using.

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