Philo Judaeus De Confusione Linguarum
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Philo Judaeus

De Confusione Linguarum

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An allegorical commentary on the confusion of languages at Babel. Philo reads the story as an exploration of the relationship between language, thought, and virtue — arguing that true confusion is moral, not linguistic.

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