18-03-2016, 10:26 AM
I find it so weird that people can defend abolishing assumptions - rightfully so! - and then, in the same paragraph, demand that others accept the oldest and most mistaken assumption of them all: that all medieval manuscripts were original works, and that no older texts were copied or translated.
Imagine looking at a painting made in 1855. The painting depicts the roman Colosseum. Does that mean we have to analyse the architectural properties of the depicted building through a 1855 lens?
Imagine looking at a painting made in 1855. The painting depicts the roman Colosseum. Does that mean we have to analyse the architectural properties of the depicted building through a 1855 lens?