Talk:Joseph Butler

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I changed to wordings to try and conform better with a NPOV:

• These two books are among the most powerful and original contributions to ethics, apologetics and theology which have ever been made.

to: These two books are considered by his proponents to be among the most powerful and original contributions to ethics, apologetics and theology which have ever been made.

-and-

• He was an excellent man, and a diligent and conscientious churchman.

to

His admirers praise him as an excellent man, and a diligent and conscientious churchman.

• There are also small stylistic changes that might be considered, i.e. in:

Though indifferent to general literature, he had some taste in the fine arts, especially architecture.

Is general literature an allusion to 'secular' literature, or just a comment on "mediocre" literature therein (which itself is a value judgement)? The proximity of "fine arts", which includes poetry but not architecture, to the best of my knowledge, might also be thought about. The 'indifferent' is fine, but in this context sounds more like 'skoffs' or 'disdains'. These little things are, no doubt unintentional, and I have no real strong feelings about them. Its probably just my bias and misinterpretation. However; the superlative nature of the article in general could probably be toned down a little more IMHO. Khirad 06:01, 7 September 2005 (UTC)