F8. How Pitiful Is It, When The Wise Are Deluded

Dee's Daybooks And Journals

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F8. How Pitiful Is It, When The Wise Are Deluded - Subsections. This section tracks suspicion, reputation, and the perception that learned men can be deceived.

Summary

This section tracks suspicion, reputation, and the perception that learned men can be deceived. It is useful for understanding how Dee's contemporaries might read his angelic project: not merely as piety or philosophy, but as dangerous credulity.