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July 9, 2004
Early Modern Texts
This is Jonathan Bennett's Early Modern Website.
Update (by Jeremy): It's probably worth pointing out that this isn't a site about early modern philosophy. It's a collection of early modern texts prepared by Jonathan Bennett. The difference with these is that they're modernized. The ones not written in English are contemporary translations, and I think they're much better than anything you can buy. The ones originally written in English are modernized to be more easily understood by undergraduates. Some people really oppose this sort of thing, but I've found that the archaic language is the biggest obstacle to undergraduates' understanding of early modern philosophy texts, and it significantly decreases their motivation to read the texts. When I've used Bennett's translations, those problems have been greatly mitigated.
Posted by kkukla at July 9, 2004 8:54 AM
Comments
So how long until we see Jeremy's post on merits of dynamic vs. formal equivalence in translating early modern philosophy texts? :)
Posted by: Matthew at July 9, 2004 9:45 PM