A Discourse of Logomachys: or Controversys About Words So Common Among Learned Men. to Which Is Added a Dissertation Concerning Meteors of Stile or False Sublimity. Both Written in Latin by Samuel Wer. This item is unavailable.A Discourse of Logomachys: or Controversys About Words So Common Among Learned Men. to Which Is Added a Dissertation Concerning Meteors of Stile or False Sublimity. Both Written in Latin by Samuel Wer

A Discourse Of Logomachys: Or Controversys About Words, So Common Among Learned Men. To Which Is Added, A Dissertation Concerning Meteors Of Stile, Or False Sublimity. Both Written In Latin, By Samuel Werenfels Of Basil, And Translated Into English. Samuel Werenfels’s treatise surveys how learned men constantly wrangle over words rather than matters. It differentiates between genuine disputes that advance knowledge and “logomachies”—contentions about language that hinder religion, philosophy, and science. The work catalogs the various kinds of logomachies, their causes (linguistic ambiguity, misinterpretation, pedantry, education), and their social effects in churches, universities, and courts. It offers remedies: clearer definitions, broader education in reasoning, and a universal, precise glossary to curb equivocation. In addition, the companion Meteors Of Stile, or False Sublimity, critiques extravagant and obscure rhetoric, urging writers to favor intelligibility over pomp. Together, the volumes advocate a sober, humane approach to discourse, arguing that clarity and charity are essential for truth, learning, and civil peace.