Or, or "to put it otherwise", which one is better in this paragraph?

Question

> As Benvensite wrote, the linguistic structure of Greek created the predisposition for the notion “to be” to have a philosophical vocation. **To put it otherwise**, as I said, to assert solemnly, as Parmenides does, that there’re things means admitting that there is what is being, or, more generally, by being, it is. (By Being, It Is, by Nestor Luis Cordero) I want to know whether “or” could be put in place of “to put it otherwise” to make the sentence more concise?

Answer 1

Greetings. The simple answer to your question is, "Yes." A shorter sentence is better.

I hope this helps.

Michele