Approximations
There were two ways in which pre-moderns sought to understand cultures different than their own. They were both types of approximation. One was cultural, the other linguistic. The first sought the closest equivalent and proceeded to what is called an interpretatio, which is a kind of equivalence. Their cart is different than ours, but it's still a cart.…
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