Wanted to draw your attention to the Select Works of Aristotle on community pricing. It's bee up there for a while and is now very close to getting funded! https://www.logos.com/product/36498/select-works-of-aristotle
Now's the time to get your bid it!
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I rarely promote CP resources, choosing instead to let the process run its course. But the one collection I've promoted more than everything else combined is this one. Thanks for bringing it up, Ben!
Lew
Any idea how this compares to Perseus?
Been in on this one for awhile - hopefully a few more will jump aboard [:D]
Not only that, I would also be interested to know what the difference is between this set and these two volumes, both of which I read this past year.
https://www.logos.com/product/55052/great-books-of-the-western-world#007
https://www.logos.com/product/55052/great-books-of-the-western-world#008
Can anyone help with this?
Its so close I can't see the line under the dot. Come on FL, just let it go :-)
Honestly I‚d rather see the price drop further, there is bound to be some overlap between what we have already and what this set offers. Difference will potentially lie with who did the translation and whether or not the Greek text is included as well as what material is unique to this particular set, if any.
As with others I agree it would be good to know the actual differences.
To answer Bruce's question: They're Loeb volumes, meaning that you get both the Greek and the English texts. This makes them useful for word studies. The Great Books only have English translations. They're morphologically tagged by an automatic process by Logos, meaning most words have grammar tags and a gloss in English.
The free Perseus volumes are most likely based on the same public domain Loeb volumes that you'll be buying in this collection. I haven't checked these particular volumes, but Perseus typically uses old Loebs for their texts. That means that there is some overlap between the free versions and the paid versions.
However, the Perseus texts don't include any of the introductions to the texts written by the editors to each Loeb volume, and which tend to be fairly useful, though very succinct. There are also cross-references and indexes in the Loeb editions that you don't get with Perseus.
I remember checking a few years ago whether there were texts in the Loeb collection that weren't found in our Perseus for Aristotle. If my memory serves, there are several texts and translations offered in the pay version (Loeb) that you don't get with the free version (Perseus).
I should add that I think these volumes are a steal at only 60 dollars (I've been in at $100 for many years).
Almost all of Aristotle in Greek and English: priceless.
To answer Bruce's question: They're Loeb volumes, meaning that you get both the Greek and the English texts. This makes them useful for word studies. The Great Books only have English translations. They're morphologically tagged by an automatic process by Logos, meaning most words have grammar tags and a gloss in English. The free Perseus volumes are most likely based on the same public domain Loeb volumes that you'll be buying in this collection. I haven't checked these particular volumes, but Perseus typically uses old Loebs for their texts. That means that there is some overlap between the free versions and the paid versions. However, the Perseus texts don't include any of the introductions to the texts written by the editors to each Loeb volume, and which tend to be fairly useful, though very succinct. There are also cross-references and indexes in the Loeb editions that you don't get with Perseus. I remember checking a few years ago whether there were texts in the Loeb collection that weren't found in our Perseus for Aristotle. If my memory serves, there are several texts and translations offered in the pay version (Loeb) that you don't get with the free version (Perseus).
Greg, thanks so much for clarifying this. When I think about it I should have just asked you in the first place as I know this is in your area of expertise. I've been waiting for these texts for a while too. Having them morphologically tagged will be very useful for word studies.
Everything Aristotle is freely and widely available free on the internet. Unless someone just wants the Greek morphologically tagged....
I am in at $60 but wondering why.
Everything Aristotle is freely and widely available free on the internet. Unless someone just wants the Greek morphologically tagged.... I am in at $60 but wondering why.
I know what you mean. It is nice to have it in Logos but especially because it is morphologically tagged.
Am I missing something? I have now got this set and it seems that a number of the Greek volumes are not morphologically tagged?
Yes, you're missing the morphological tagging.
Logos always seems to drop the ball on the Loeb volumes for some reason when they first come out: these problems eventually get fixed once the users start to complain.
A few of the volumes are correctly tagged, but it would appear that the majority are not. Logos needs to fix it.
That's exactly why I bought this. The Loeb library has been really helpful for me in word studies in the GNT. I own many of the Loeb collections I have zero intention of reading simply for the additional ancient Greek texts at my disposal for word studies.
Logos is only as powerful as the library you feed it and with these resources in the CP program that's a huge bang for the buck.
Looks like we missed a handful. We're updating them right now and will be pushed out on Tuesday.
Thanks Kyle.
Thanks, Kyle!
I received the fixed files today, thank you very much!
You're welcome. I apologize for missing it the first time.
I wish those classic works were available in Spanish. Translating excerpts is a pain when it comes to Aristotle, Socrates, Plato and others. It’s better to have them in professionally done Spanish.
DAL
