On Castelvetro.....

I find myself once again, having to contextualize the readings within the era/time period of their writing.  Castelvetro seems critical of Aristotle, yet that criticism is based on very strict definitions of poetry and other writings. Does it make me view Aristotle in a different light? Not really. It seems that each philosopher/rhetorician is determined to separate themselves from the rest of the 'pack' and in so doing, there is a natural tendency to emphasize differences. I also tend to exercise great caution when confronted with an interpretation of what someone meant such as Castelvetro does with some of Aristotle's topics. Basically, it seems like Castelvetro likes to make 'mountains out of mole hills'. I'm going to be very interested to see where our conversation takes us Monday night.