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fantasyfan · 06-21-2013, 02:57 PM

That's a very fine post, Hamlet53.

I would tend to agree with your points about The Swerve. I found it an interesting book filled with all kinds of general material about the age. But the idea that the discovery of On The Nature of Things is a major turning point in the development of Western Civilisation because it initiated the Renaissance isn't convincing.

06-21-2013, 02:57 PM	#15
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,376 Karma: 28116892 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, iPad 9th gen. IPhone 11	That's a very fine post, Hamlet53. I would tend to agree with your points about The Swerve. I found it an interesting book filled with all kinds of general material about the age. But the idea that the discovery of On The Nature of Things is a major turning point in the development of Western Civilisation because it initiated the Renaissance isn't convincing. Last edited by fantasyfan; 06-21-2013 at 03:03 PM.