“I’ve never thought about texts like this before.” “What, in terms of close reading?” “I just mean—I don’t know, taking into account when they were written, and the author’s social context, and such.” “Historicization, Murdoch. That’s what we call it. What, do you just take everything you read at face value?” “I mean, if the math checks out.” “Unbelievable,” said Alice. “This is why everyone hates logicians.”
