Talk:William Price (doctor)
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[edit] Price's Mistresses
Should 'Gwenllian Llywelyn' be described as Price's mistress or partner?
My first inclination was to use the word mistress too, but in this case the term 'mistress' would be problematic. As I understand it, Price had several long term relationships with women. They generally lived together and raised children. Given Price's somewhat ideosyncratic religious views and his outspoken opinion against marriage, it would seem wrong to describe these relationships with pejorative terms such as 'mistress' that come from a Christian point of view. -- Solipsist 05:02, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
- "Partner" was not even used in that sense at that time. Stop being so absurd. If he was a heathen "druid," why would he name his son "Jesus Christ?" In any case, he was an immoral fornicator. Do not people like that even care sufficiently about their children as to bestow them legitimacy and an environment that is at least apparently moral? Anglius
- Yes I agree, Price and the townsfolk of Llantrisant are unlikely to have used the word 'partner' in the 19th Century. But that doesn't matter as we are writing an encyclopedia for today's readers (that's why we re-write the 1911 Britannica articles). I'm quite clear that using the word 'mistress' in this case is wrong. It would be fine if Price had been a practicing or lapsed Christian, but he wasn't. He subscribed to a different set of morals - many of them quite bewildering even from today's perspective - and this included a denial of the concept of marriage. As such the article should be written from a Neutral Point of View. Price would seem to have been a serial monogamist, and in such relationships the correct term to use appears to be 'partner'. -- Solipsist 07:07, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
Hello, long time reader, first time editer. Dr Price is an ancestor of mine, very interesting chap as well. According to family history, he called his son 'Jesus Christ' to annoy the local chapel congregation. Anthropax 14:38, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- That's great, thanks for the input. If you spot any mistakes in the article, please feel free to dive in and edit. In particular if you happen to have access to a photograph of the man, that is old enough to be public domain or otherwise GFDL licensable, that would be an excellent addition. -- Solipsist 12:16, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Thank you. I'll try to dig up some more information, and perhaps a photo. Anthropax 14:38, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I agree with the use of the term partner, as it does give an idea of the sort of relationship he would have, even though it's a modern term Anthropax 22:40, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
There seem to be a couple of books on Dr Will. I've ordered one, and if it provides any good information, then I'll put it up. Anthropax
- Hey Anthroprax, my father says Dr. Price is an ancestor of ours. I don't know enough about this to know if I'm actually a direct descendant or if he's a more distant relation. If you don't mind me asking, which of Price's children are you descended from? --Kathryn NicDhàna 20:57, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Statue
I can't recall the exact location of the statue of Dr. Price. I added a mention of it, but if someone gets a chance to add a more precise location before I can find my notes, I think that would be a good addition. --Kathryn NicDhàna 20:54, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
