What I learned from translation class:

May 08, 2008 10:00


This is my translation of Aristotle's Metaphysics:

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1 As you can see,  I translated none of the words. Since translation is, in essence, communication, there is no need for literal equivalence, so long as the message comes across. I was confused by Metaphysics, and so I wish to convey the same befuddlement to you.
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willow_41z May 8 2008, 02:34:30 UTC
:D :P

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formendacil May 8 2008, 03:32:28 UTC
I must say, I'm rather spooked... the first thing I see online after an evening devoted a course on Metaphysics (from a Thomist perspective, which naturally derives a lot from Aristotle's book Metaphysics)... is this post. Spooky!

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elenrod May 8 2008, 11:28:00 UTC
Being qua being. :p

Perhaps I read your mind, hehehe. ;)

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