Although there are numerous methods for eliciting accurate transliteration of historical philosophers' intended meaning, two appear to be most prominent:
1- Comparative analysis- where the author intersperses commentary on the philosopher's intended meaning with references to historical precedents such as 'this hypothesis seems to contain echoes from Aristotelian Logic'. Or, 'this works appears to be a response to concerns over the methodology of the Scholastics'.
Comparative analysis; where the author intersperses commentary on the philosopher's intended meaning with references to historical precedents such as 'this hypothesis seems to contain echoes from Aristotelian Logic' or 'this work appears to be a response to concerns over the methodology of the Scholastics'.
Straightforward interpretation; where the author uses little or no referencing, allusions to others, or footnoting, and focuses almost exclusively on transliteration of the philosopher's intended meaning.
2-Straightforward interpretation- where the author uses little or no referencing, allusions to others or footnoting and focuses almost exclusively on transliteration of the philosopher's intended meaning. WhichWhich of these two methods is more effective and accurately representative of the work under consideration, and Whywhy?