Monday, February 13, 2023
Pedantic Obsession with Words
Ronald Syme, "Lawyers in Government: the Case of Ulpian," in his Roman Papers, III (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984), pp. 863-868 (at 868):
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Roman law was a kind of theology, equipped with dogmas and heresies, rituals and casuistry. Rigorous study of texts and the achieving of the perfect formulation call for discipline and a subtle mind; and the pedantic obsession with words may be a symptom of the desire to prevail and dominate.
