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5.0 out of 5 stars Useful for the specialist and the student, January 9, 2005
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J. Duvoisin "politeia" (Santa Fe, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aristotle: The Physics, Books I-IV (Loeb Classical Library, No. 228) (Bks. 1-4) (Hardcover)
Like most volumes in the Loeb series, the emphasis is not on word-for-word precision in the translation, but on acheiving greater readability in broader terms. Since the original text in ancient Greek is provided on the facing page, the editors assume that anyone with a little knowledge of Greek can supplement the looseness of the translation by referring to the original. And in general, the compromises made in this way are good ones throughout the series. In this case, perhaps, the translation may be a little too loose, and also given over to some unfortunate jargon that can distort Aristotle's meaning. But even so, this is still a very useful text for the specialist or the student.
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