Submitted by MeatballDom t3_11fm7qk in history
badwolfdad t1_jamjgfn wrote
Reply to comment by MeatballDom in The difficulties of translating gender in ancient texts by MeatballDom
Here is my larger question. My wife is a historian. Dual PHDs her specialty is Medieval European History and Literature. She reads at a functional level Latin, Greek, French, German, Portuguese, and Russian. She is one of the most brilliant humans I have ever met. In the 10 years she went from HS to 2 PHDs and the 20 years of experience since as a historian and conservationist, she has never mentioned any of this. Not once. It sees to only exist in today’s world among todays gender questions. Are we not a little conceited to assume and insert our beliefs into the writings of long dead people? Does their own intent and the messages they wanted to convey to their audience matter? Just a humble man’s thoughts.
Doctor_Impossible_ t1_jaojcg4 wrote
>In the 10 years she went from HS to 2 PHDs and the 20 years of experience since as a historian and conservationist, she has never mentioned any of this.
So why not get her to post her thoughts?
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MeatballDom OP t1_janoi67 wrote
Insert what beliefs? This is purely a reflection of the actual text that the Greeks and Romans used, and how they wrote. Have her read the article and see what her thoughts are.
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