tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272135497021155338.post6001975943526452891..comments2022-04-26T09:43:50.025+02:00Comments on Language Continuity: Georges Dumézil. On Romans and Indo-EuropeansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272135497021155338.post-44438039233093664242008-11-13T13:04:00.000+01:002008-11-13T13:04:00.000+01:00You're right. Theories get old and tend to be disc...You're right. Theories get old and tend to be discarded or rescheduled. But the wisdom of some authors remains alive. By 'wisdom' I mean, in this context, the ability to use one's erudition and imagination to connect ideas in an intelligent way. An ability that some of the critics of Dumézil, Frazer, etc. have very little of. Their criticism only reaches the 'general theory' level.Language Continuityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601672205935444428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272135497021155338.post-73365359010458647132008-11-09T23:36:00.000+01:002008-11-09T23:36:00.000+01:00It's a consolation that you do find something in h...It's a consolation that you do find something in his theories... imagine reading and writing so many books only in order to be proved wrong. For a dusty shelf we write. But that's the way knowledge works: other people use bits and pieces from what one does, while our pet theory or System or Solution is often ignored or discarded.JoseAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498383812404763792noreply@blogger.com