Flaws in Classical Research (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Flaws in Classical Research Does the classical inquirer commonly do anything corresponding? Does he? Can we say - to touch in passing upon what may be called mere human bias - that it will make no more difference to the investigation of a classical problem than it does to the investigation of a mathematical one if the investigator has been reviewed, never mind in what terms, by the author of the solution which he is considering. Has the truth about anything in Homer and Vergil no better a chance of acceptance in England if discovered by an Englishman, in Germany if by a German? The existence of such prejudices must not be ignored. We cannot indeed hope to remove them; but we should refrain both from palliating and from inflaming them, in the hope, ere long, of establishing an enlightened public opinion which shall decree that their indulgence is what it is - an intellectual humiliation. No poring upon modem superiorities can escape the chastening reflection how often the recognized instructors of our public are in profound and circumstantial disagreement; how often with, presumably, the same evidence before them they passionately or obstinately maintain diametrically opposite conclusions. In textual criticism this is notorious. If any ask for proof, let them compare the views of Bernardakis and Wilamowitz on the Moralia of Plutarch; or, to take an instance nearer home, the Oxford and the Corpus texts of Propertius. The classical, unlike the scientific inquirer, takes small trouble to see that his chief instrument, his critical faculty, is accommodated to his work. He passes from pure to corrupted texts, or from corrupted to pure, with an unadjusted mind, correcting what he should interpret and explaining where he should amend. Shall I say more about the idols of the textual critics? I think I will. First, then, I say that it is absurd for them to put forth as the object of their activity the systematic restoration of ancient texts ´as far as possible´ to their original form, when it is notorious that, as far as possible, they systematically neglect one of the means of this restoration. Let it be admitted that a transposition of verses is often troublesome to judge and inconvenient to adopt, and that it is fair matter for consideration whether on other grounds it is expedient to make the change. But let us drop the farce of pretending that this has any bearing on its truth. But on this I will not linger to-day, but proceed to what may perhaps be called the Critic´s Paradox. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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