This passage from De Natura Deorum came up in our Latin class today; just wondering what people think or if anyone can resolve the issue.
The version we were given was: Velut in hac quaestione plerique, quod maxime veri simile est et quo omnes duce natura venimus, deos esse dixerunt, dubitare se Protagoras, nullos esse omnino Diagoras Melius et Theodorus Cyrenaicus putaverunt.
The commentary suggested we take quo as "the place to which [we come with nature as our guide]", but logical as that would be (in terms of the argument, I mean) I just can't see any justification for taking an ablative that way.
Another reading which I found online gives:
Velut in hac quaestione plerique, quod maxime veri simile est et quo omnes duce natura vehimur...
Which makes more sense grammatically but seems a bit forced ("by which we are all conveyed/drawn with nature as our guide", I guess?)
And the Latin Library adds sese to give:
Velut in hac quaestione plerique, quod maxime veri simile est et quo omnes sese duce natura venimus...
I'm really not sure what they're trying to get at here: "by which we all come to ourselves [or each comes to himself]"? It seems grammatically weird (or just plain wrong...)
Anyway, any insight you guys have is appreciated!
The version we were given was: Velut in hac quaestione plerique, quod maxime veri simile est et quo omnes duce natura venimus, deos esse dixerunt, dubitare se Protagoras, nullos esse omnino Diagoras Melius et Theodorus Cyrenaicus putaverunt.
The commentary suggested we take quo as "the place to which [we come with nature as our guide]", but logical as that would be (in terms of the argument, I mean) I just can't see any justification for taking an ablative that way.
Another reading which I found online gives:
Velut in hac quaestione plerique, quod maxime veri simile est et quo omnes duce natura vehimur...
Which makes more sense grammatically but seems a bit forced ("by which we are all conveyed/drawn with nature as our guide", I guess?)
And the Latin Library adds sese to give:
Velut in hac quaestione plerique, quod maxime veri simile est et quo omnes sese duce natura venimus...
I'm really not sure what they're trying to get at here: "by which we all come to ourselves [or each comes to himself]"? It seems grammatically weird (or just plain wrong...)
Anyway, any insight you guys have is appreciated!