tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post5241888971137385504..comments2023-12-22T00:52:34.146-08:00Comments on The World of Dr. Justice: Die fröhliche Wissenschaft (gai saber)David Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12586387386542720405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post-38054328443105749442011-09-10T15:00:56.652-07:002011-09-10T15:00:56.652-07:00Pyesetz! For a pooch, you are a font of knowledge...Pyesetz! For a pooch, you are a font of knowledge.<br />It was indeed Malkiel -- or "YM" as we all fondly called him -- who introduced me to the quirky work of Leo Spitzer. Delightful, difficult characters, both of them.<br />As for the quote -- it is confusing in the English version. "Akribia" is a very rare word in English, and has to do with Christian theology; definitely not YM. No doubt the original quip was in German: "Akribie", a much commoner word, which Wildhagen translates as "scrupulous exactitude". It bears in addition perhaps a connotation of just a touch of pedantry.David Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586387386542720405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post-55243773670735371852011-09-10T14:49:26.914-07:002011-09-10T14:49:26.914-07:00Leo Spitzer said of Malkiel: "No one can fail...Leo Spitzer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Malkiel" rel="nofollow">said</a> of Malkiel: "No one can fail to be impressed by this outstanding example of akribia".Pyesetz the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940440231254362159noreply@blogger.com