Yes! I read his footnotes and I think "Oh gosh, who do I need to read to be able to know what he's talking about?" I'm working through his version of Sallust and I sense there's a whole tradition and subtext I need to be familiar with to even know what's meant by basic words like soul, opinion, intellect, providence... because what I think those words mean isn't necessarily what they mean.
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Date: 2021-10-31 01:12 am (UTC)