You mentioned Robin Waterfield's translation of the Discourses as the one you prefer. Unless I was mistaken, didn't you recommend Robin Hard's translation elsewhere? Either way, is there an advantage of one over the other for you?
You mentioned Robin Waterfield's translation of the Discourses as the one you prefer. Unless I was mistaken, didn't you recommend Robin Hard's translation elsewhere? Either way, is there an advantage of one over the other for you?
David, yes, the Hard translation is very good. But I think the Waterfield one is better, both in terms of how it renders the text and, especially, because of the copious annotations, which really provide the reader with the necessary historical and philosophical background to understand Epictetus.
You mentioned Robin Waterfield's translation of the Discourses as the one you prefer. Unless I was mistaken, didn't you recommend Robin Hard's translation elsewhere? Either way, is there an advantage of one over the other for you?
David, yes, the Hard translation is very good. But I think the Waterfield one is better, both in terms of how it renders the text and, especially, because of the copious annotations, which really provide the reader with the necessary historical and philosophical background to understand Epictetus.