Beyond Good and Evil — Page 11

English → De CHAPTER I. PREJUDICES OF PHILOSOPHERS Level 9/10

With all your love for truth, you have forced yourselves so long, so persistently, and with such hypnotic rigidity to see Nature FALSELY, that is to say, Stoically, that you are no longer able to see it otherwise--and to crown all, some unfathomable superciliousness gives you the Bedlamite hope that BECAUSE you are able to tyrannize over yourselves--Stoicism is self-tyranny--Nature will also allow herself to be tyrannized over: is not the Stoic a PART of Nature?...

Bei all eurer Liebe zur Wahrheit habt ihr euch so lange, so beharrlich und mit solch hypnotischer Starrheit gezwungen, die Natur FALSCH zu sehen, das heißt stoisch, dass ihr sie nicht mehr anders sehen könnt -- und um dem die Krone aufzusetzen, gibt euch eine unergründliche Überheblichkeit die irrsinnige Hoffnung, dass, WEIL ihr euch selbst tyrannisieren könnt -- der Stoizismus ist Selbst-Tyrannei -- die Natur sich ebenfalls tyrannisieren lassen werde: ist der Stoiker nicht ein TEIL der Natur?...

But this is an old and everlasting story: what happened in old times with the Stoics still happens today, as soon as ever a philosophy begins to believe in itself.

Aber das ist eine alte und ewige Geschichte: was in alten Zeiten mit den Stoikern geschah, geschieht noch heute, sobald eine Philosophie beginnt, an sich selbst zu glauben.

It always creates the world in its own image; it cannot do otherwise; philosophy is this tyrannical impulse itself, the most spiritual Will to Power, the will to "creation of the world," the will to the causa prima.

Sie erschafft die Welt stets nach ihrem eigenen Bilde; sie kann nicht anders; Philosophie ist dieser tyrannische Trieb selbst, der geistigste Wille zur Macht, der Wille zur "Erschaffung der Welt", der Wille zur causa prima.

10. The eagerness and subtlety, I should even say craftiness, with which the problem of "the real and the apparent world" is dealt with at present throughout Europe, furnishes food for thought and attention; and he who hears only a "Will to Truth" in the background, and nothing else, cannot certainly boast of the sharpest ears.

10. Die Begier und Feinheit, ich möchte sogar sagen Verschlagenheit, mit der das Problem der "wirklichen und der scheinbaren Welt" gegenwärtig in ganz Europa behandelt wird, gibt zu denken und aufzuhorchen; und wer im Hintergrund nur einen "Willen zur Wahrheit" hört und nichts weiter, kann gewiss nicht die schärfsten Ohren für sich in Anspruch nehmen.

Vocabulary

Bei: At, near, by, or in the presence of.
all: All, everything, the whole amount or quantity.
eurer: Your (plural possessive pronoun, formal or informal).
Liebe: Love, affection, or a beloved person.
zur: To the, toward the (contraction of zu + der).
Wahrheit: Truth, reality, or the state of being true.
habt: Have (second person plural present tense of haben).
ihr: You (plural pronoun) or her/its (possessive).
euch: You (plural accusative or dative pronoun).
so: So, thus, in this way or manner.
lange: Long, for a long time, or lengthy.
beharrlich: Persistent, steadfast, or unwavering in effort.
und: And, used to connect words or clauses.
mit: With, accompanied by, or by means of.
solch: Such, of this or that kind or degree.
gezwungen: Forced, compelled, or constrained to do.
die: The (feminine singular or plural article).
Natur: Nature, the natural world or inherent character.
FALSCH: False, wrong, incorrect, or deceptive.
zu: To, toward, too, or in order to.
sehen: To see, view, or perceive with eyes.
das: That, the (neuter singular article or pronoun).
heißt: Means, is called, or signifies.
dass: That (conjunction introducing subordinate clauses).
sie: She, it, or they (feminine or plural).
nicht: Not, expressing negation or denial of statement.
mehr: More, anymore, or additional in quantity.
anders: Different, differently, or in another manner.
könnt: Can, could, or are able to (conditional).
um: Around, about, or in order to accomplish.
dem: The (dative masculine or neuter article).
Krone: Crown, top, or summit of something.
aufzusetzen: To put on, set upon, or place.
gibt: Gives, there is, or provides (present tense).
eine: A, an, or one (feminine indefinite article).
Hoffnung: Hope, expectation, or belief in positive outcome.
WEIL: Because, the reason why something occurs.
selbst: Self, own, or even (emphatic pronoun).
der: The (masculine singular article or relative).
ist: Is, present tense singular of sein.
sich: Oneself, himself, herself, itself (reflexive pronoun).
ebenfalls: Also, likewise, or similarly in the same way.
lassen: To let, allow, or cause to be done.
werde: Become, shall be (first person present subjunctive).
ein: A, an, or one (masculine indefinite article).
TEIL: Part, portion, or component of a whole.
Aber: But, however, or expressing contrast or disagreement.
alte: Old, ancient, or having existed for long.
ewige: Eternal, everlasting, or lasting forever in time.
Geschichte: History, story, or narrative of past events.
was: What, that which, or something (pronoun).
in: In, inside, or within a place or time.
alten: Old, ancient, or from long ago times.
Zeiten: Times, periods, or eras in history.
den: The (accusative masculine or plural article).
geschah: Happened, occurred, or took place in past.
geschieht: Happens, occurs, or takes place in present.
noch: Still, yet, or continuing to the present.
heute: Today, this day, or the present day.
sobald: As soon as, immediately when something occurs.
Philosophie: Philosophy, the study of fundamental truths.
beginnt: Begins, starts, or commences an action.
an: At, on, to, or in a place.
glauben: To believe, have faith, or accept as true.
Sie: You (formal singular or plural respectful address).
erschafft: Creates, makes, or brings into being.
Welt: World, the earth, or the cosmos.
stets: Always, constantly, or continually at all times.

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