Beyond Good and Evil — Page 2
Is there not ground for suspecting that all philosophers, in so far as they have been dogmatists, have failed to understand women--that the terrible seriousness and clumsy importunity with which they have usually paid their addresses to Truth, have been unskilled and unseemly methods for winning a woman?
¿No hay acaso motivo para sospechar que todos los filósofos, en la medida en que han sido dogmáticos, no han logrado comprender a las mujeres--que la terrible seriedad y la torpe importunidad con que habitualmente han dirigido sus galanterías a la Verdad, han sido métodos torpes e indecorosos para conquistar a una mujer?
Certainly she has never allowed herself to be won; and at present every kind of dogma stands with sad and discouraged mien--IF, indeed, it stands at all!
Ciertamente ella jamás se ha dejado conquistar; y en la actualidad todo tipo de dogma se presenta con semblante triste y desalentado--¡SI es que se mantiene en pie!
For there are scoffers who maintain that it has fallen, that all dogma lies on the ground--nay more, that it is at its last gasp.
Pues hay burlones que sostienen que ha caído, que todo dogma yace por tierra--es más, que está dando sus últimas boqueadas.
But to speak seriously, there are good grounds for hoping that all dogmatizing in philosophy, whatever solemn, whatever conclusive and decided airs it has assumed, may have been only a noble puerilism and tyronism; and probably the time is at hand when it will be once and again understood WHAT has actually sufficed for the basis of such imposing and absolute philosophical edifices as the dogmatists have hitherto reared:
Pero hablando en serio, hay buenos motivos para esperar que todo el dogmatizar en filosofía, por solemnes, por concluyentes y decididos aires que haya adoptado, no haya sido más que una noble puerilidad y un mero principiantismo; y probablemente se acerca el momento en que se comprenderá una vez más QUÉ es lo que realmente ha bastado como fundamento de tan imponentes y absolutos edificios filosóficos como los que los dogmáticos han levantado hasta ahora:
perhaps some popular superstition of immemorial time (such as the soul-superstition, which, in the form of subject- and ego-superstition, has not yet ceased doing mischief): perhaps some play upon words, a deception on the part of grammar, or an audacious generalization of very restricted, very personal, very human--all-too-human facts.
quizás alguna superstición popular de tiempo inmemorial (como la superstición del alma, que, bajo la forma de superstición del sujeto y del yo, no ha dejado aún de causar estragos): quizás algún juego de palabras, un engaño por parte de la gramática, o una audaz generalización de hechos muy restringidos, muy personales, muy humanos--demasiado humanos.
Vocabulary
- hay
- There is or there are; third-person present of haber.
- acaso
- Perhaps, maybe; used to express doubt or possibility.
- motivo
- Reason, motive, or cause for something.
- sospechar
- To suspect or have suspicion about something.
- todos
- All, every; referring to an entire group of people or things.
- filósofos
- Philosophers; people who study fundamental questions of existence.
- medida
- Measure, extent; used in phrases like 'en la medida en que.'
- dogmáticos
- Dogmatic; rigidly following fixed, unquestioned beliefs or doctrines.
- logrado
- Achieved, managed; past participle of lograr.
- comprender
- To understand or comprehend something fully.
- mujeres
- Women; plural of mujer.
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful; describing something extremely bad or severe.
- seriedad
- Seriousness, gravity; quality of being earnest and solemn.
- torpe
- Clumsy, awkward; lacking skill or grace in actions.
- importunidad
- Importunity; persistent, annoying insistence or troublesome pestering.
- habitualmente
- Usually, habitually; in a habitual or customary manner.
- dirigido
- Directed, addressed; past participle of dirigir.
- galanterías
- Gallantries, flattering remarks; compliments directed toward women.
- Verdad
- Truth; the state of being in accordance with reality.
- métodos
- Methods; systematic procedures or ways of doing something.
- torpes
- Clumsy, awkward; plural of torpe.
- indecorosos
- Indecorous, improper; lacking decency or appropriateness in behavior.
- conquistar
- To conquer or win over; to gain someone's affection.
- mujer
- Woman; an adult female person.
- Ciertamente
- Certainly, surely; used to affirm something with confidence.
- jamás
- Never, ever; emphatic negation referring to time.
- dejado
- Left, allowed; past participle of dejar.
- actualidad
- Present time, nowadays; the current state of affairs.
- todo
- All, every, entire; referring to the whole of something.
- tipo
- Type, kind, sort; a category or variety of something.
- dogma
- Dogma; a fixed, authoritative principle or belief system.
- presenta
- Presents, shows; third-person singular present of presentar.
- semblante
- Face, countenance, appearance; the expression or look of someone.
- triste
- Sad, sorrowful; feeling or expressing unhappiness or melancholy.
- desalentado
- Discouraged, disheartened; lacking motivation or spirit.
- mantiene
- Maintains, keeps; third-person singular present of mantener.
- pie
- Foot; also used in 'en pie' meaning standing or upright.
- Pues
- Well, then, since; versatile connector or filler word.
- burlones
- Mockers, jesters; those who scoff or ridicule others.
- sostienen
- Maintain, claim, support; third-person plural present of sostener.
- caído
- Fallen; past participle of caer.
- yace
- Lies (down); third-person singular present of yacer.
- tierra
- Earth, ground, land; the surface of the ground.
- dando
- Giving; present participle of dar.
- últimas
- Last, final; feminine plural of último.
- boqueadas
- Last gasps; dying breaths, final moments of life.
- hablando
- Speaking, talking; present participle of hablar.
- serio
- Serious; earnest, not joking or lighthearted.
- motivos
- Reasons, motives; plural of motivo.
- esperar
- To wait, to hope, or to expect something.
- dogmatizar
- To dogmatize; to assert beliefs as absolute, unchallengeable truths.
- filosofía
- Philosophy; the study of fundamental questions about existence and knowledge.
- solemnes
- Solemn; serious, formal, and dignified in manner or occasion.
- concluyentes
- Conclusive; providing a definitive or decisive conclusion.
- decididos
- Determined, decided; resolute and firm in purpose.
- aires
- Airs, manners; affected or pretentious demeanor.
- haya
- Present subjunctive of haber meaning 'has' or 'have.'
- adoptado
- Adopted; past participle of adoptar.
- noble
- Noble; having high moral qualities or elevated character.
- puerilidad
- Puerility, childishness; immature or trivially childlike behavior.
- mero
- Mere, simple; nothing more than what is specified.
- principiantismo
- Beginner's mentality; behavior or thinking characteristic of a novice.
- probablemente
- Probably; indicating something is likely but not certain.
- acerca
- About, regarding; used in 'acerca de' to introduce a topic.
- momento
- Moment; a brief, specific point or period of time.
- comprenderá
- Will understand; future tense third-person singular of comprender.
- vez
- Time, instance; used in phrases like 'a la vez' or 'tal vez.'
- realmente
- Really, truly; used to emphasize truth or reality.
- bastado
- Sufficed, been enough; past participle of bastar.
- fundamento
- Foundation, basis; the underlying support or rationale for something.
- imponentes
- Imposing, impressive; inspiring awe due to grandeur or size.
- absolutos
- Absolute; total, unconditional, not relative to anything else.
- edificios
- Buildings, structures; plural of edificio.
- filosóficos
- Philosophical; relating to philosophy or deep intellectual inquiry.
- levantado
- Raised, built; past participle of levantar.
- hasta
- Until, up to, even; indicates a limit or extent.
- ahora
- Now; referring to the present moment in time.
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.
- alguna
- Some, any; feminine singular of alguno.
- superstición
- Superstition; irrational belief based on fear or ignorance.
- popular
- Popular; widely held, common among ordinary people.
- tiempo
- Time, weather; a general period or atmospheric condition.
- inmemorial
- Immemorial; extending back beyond memory or recorded history.
- alma
- Soul; the spiritual or immaterial part of a person.
- bajo
- Under, low; preposition or adjective indicating position or height.
- forma
- Form, shape; the way something is structured or appears.
- sujeto
- Subject; grammatical subject or a person under consideration.
- aún
- Still, yet; indicating continuation of a state or action.
- causar
- To cause; to produce or bring about an effect.
- estragos
- Havoc, damage; severe destruction or negative consequences.
- algún
- Some, any; masculine singular of alguno before nouns.
- juego
- Game, play; also wordplay when used with 'palabras.'
- palabras
- Words; plural of palabra.
- engaño
- Deception, deceit; the act of misleading or tricking someone.
- parte
- Part, side; a portion of something or a party involved.
- gramática
- Grammar; the system of rules governing language structure.
- audaz
- Bold, daring; showing fearless confidence or reckless courage.
- generalización
- Generalization; broad conclusion drawn from limited specific cases.
- hechos
- Facts, deeds; plural of hecho; things done or established truths.
- restringidos
- Restricted, limited; narrowed in scope or extent.
- personales
- Personal; relating to a specific individual person.
- humanos
- Human; relating to or characteristic of human beings.
- demasiado
- Too much, too; exceeding what is appropriate or necessary.
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