Difference Between Noet and Perseus Freebies

Nathan Parker

What's the difference between Noet and all the Perseus Freebies we received a while back ago?

Rosie Perera

There is some overlap, but the Noet brand includes other resources too, such as the Modern Philosophy Bundle, Harvard Classics Collection, Harvard Fiction Collection, and Biblical Greek Bundle which were never Perseus freebies.

Noet's Ancient Philosophy Bundle includes works that would have all been in Perseus, but I think they are different translations. I'm not sure which translation is better. Jowett (who did the Dialogues of Plato in Noet) is a well known name, but those translations are dated 1892. The Perseus translations of Plato's Dialogues are dated in the mid-1900's. But newer doesn't necessarily mean better. I'm really not qualified to judge.

Noet's Classical Greek Bundle and Ancient Classical Latin Bundle include all the Perseus Greek and Latin titles, respectively, but they also each include a bunch reference resources that were never given away as Perseus freebies: namely dictionaries, grammars, lexica and such that will help the scholar read those texts in their original languages.

And those are the only bundles listed as Noet products thus far.

All the Noet bundles also include a specific set of Noet Presentation Media geared for that bundle ("a collection of timelines, charts, and quote slides for use as personal study tools or teaching aids").

Nathan Parker

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/502447#Comment_502447

There is some overlap, but the Noet brand includes other resources too, such as the Modern Philosophy Bundle, Harvard Classics Collection, Harvard Fiction Collection, and Biblical Greek Bundle which were never Perseus freebies.

Noet's Ancient Philosophy Bundle includes works that would have all been in Perseus, but I think they are different translations. I'm not sure which translation is better. Jowett (who did the Dialogues of Plato in Noet) is a well known name, but those translations are dated 1892. The Perseus translations of Plato's Dialogues are dated in the mid-1900's. But newer doesn't necessarily mean better. I'm really not qualified to judge.

Noet's Classical Greek Bundle and Ancient Classical Latin Bundle include all the Perseus Greek and Latin titles, respectively, but they also each include a bunch reference resources that were never given away as Perseus freebies: namely dictionaries, grammars, lexica and such that will help the scholar read those texts in their original languages.

And those are the only bundles listed as Noet products thus far.

All the Noet bundles also include a specific set of Noet Presentation Media geared for that bundle ("a collection of timelines, charts, and quote slides for use as personal study tools or teaching aids").

Good information. Once Noet takes off, will Logos work to integrate some of the Perseus stuff more into Noet, or at least offer it as a download option for those users interested? It looks like a way to get a good jumpstart of content into Noet quickly. :-)