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

Having kept a sharp eye on philosophers, and having read between their lines long enough, I now say to myself that the greater part of conscious thinking must be counted among the instinctive functions, and it is so even in the case of philosophical thinking; one has here to learn anew, as one learned anew about heredity and "innateness."

Habiendo observado con ojo avizor a los filósofos, y habiendo leído entre sus líneas durante el tiempo suficiente, ahora me digo a mí mismo que la mayor parte del pensamiento consciente debe contarse entre las funciones instintivas, y así ocurre incluso en el caso del pensamiento filosófico; aquí hay que aprender de nuevo, como se aprendió de nuevo sobre la herencia y la «innatividad».

As little as the act of birth comes into consideration in the whole process and procedure of heredity, just as little is "being-conscious" OPPOSED to the instinctive in any decisive sense; the greater part of the conscious thinking of a philosopher is secretly influenced by his instincts, and forced into definite channels.

Del mismo modo que el acto del nacimiento apenas entra en consideración en el proceso y procedimiento completo de la herencia, tampoco el «ser-consciente» se OPONE a lo instintivo en ningún sentido decisivo; la mayor parte del pensamiento consciente de un filósofo está secretamente influida por sus instintos, y forzada hacia cauces definidos.

And behind all logic and its seeming sovereignty of movement, there are valuations, or to speak more plainly, physiological demands, for the maintenance of a definite mode of life For example, that the certain is worth more than the uncertain, that illusion is less valuable than "truth" such valuations, in spite of their regulative importance for US, might notwithstanding be only superficial valuations, special kinds of _niaiserie_, such as may be necessary for the maintenance of beings such as ourselves.

Y detrás de toda la lógica y su aparente soberanía de movimiento, hay valoraciones, o dicho más claramente, exigencias fisiológicas, para el mantenimiento de un determinado modo de vida. Por ejemplo, que lo cierto vale más que lo incierto, que la ilusión es menos valiosa que la «verdad»: tales valoraciones, a pesar de su importancia reguladora para NOSOTROS, podrían no obstante ser únicamente valoraciones superficiales, tipos especiales de _niaiserie_, de las que puede ser necesarias para el mantenimiento de seres como nosotros.

Supposing, in effect, that man is not just the "measure of things."

Suponiendo, en efecto, que el hombre no es simplemente la «medida de todas las cosas».

4. The falseness of an opinion is not for us any objection to it: it is here, perhaps, that our new language sounds most strangely.

4. La falsedad de una opinión no constituye para nosotros ninguna objeción contra ella: es aquí, quizás, donde nuestro nuevo lenguaje suena de manera más extraña.

Vocabulary

habiendo: Having; present participle of haber indicating completed action.
observado: Observed; past participle indicating something that was watched.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
ojo: Eye; organ of vision or careful attention.
los: The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
filósofos: Philosophers; people who study philosophy and wisdom.
leído: Read; past participle of leer indicating reading action.
entre: Between; preposition indicating position in middle of things.
sus: His, her, its, your; possessive adjective for third person.
líneas: Lines; plural of línea, marks or written text rows.
durante: During; preposition indicating time period of occurrence.
el: The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
tiempo: Time; period or duration of existence or events.
suficiente: Sufficient; adequate or enough for a purpose.
ahora: Now; at the present moment or time.
digo: I say; first person singular present of decir.
mí: Me; reflexive pronoun referring to oneself.
mismo: Same; identical or self-referential pronoun or adjective.
que: That; conjunction introducing subordinate or relative clauses.
la: The; definite article for feminine singular nouns.
mayor: Greater; larger or of superior size or importance.
parte: Part; portion or section of a whole thing.
del: Of the; contraction of de and el.
pensamiento: Thought; mental process of considering ideas.
consciente: Conscious; aware and awake to surroundings.
debe: Must; third person singular of deber obligation verb.
contarse: Be counted; passive infinitive of contar meaning to count.
funciones: Functions; roles or operations performed by something.
instintivas: Instinctive; driven by natural instinct not conscious thought.
así: Thus; in this manner or way.
ocurre: Occurs; happens or takes place presently.
incluso: Even; including or specifically mentioning something.
en: In; preposition indicating location or position.
caso: Case; instance or situation of something.
filosófico: Philosophical; relating to philosophy or wise thinking.
aquí: Here; at or in this place.
hay: There is; exists or present tense of haber.
aprender: Learn; acquire knowledge or skill through study.
nuevo: New; not existing before or recently created.
como: How; in what manner or way.
se: Oneself; reflexive pronoun for passive constructions.
aprendió: Learned; past tense of aprender meaning to study.
sobre: About; concerning or regarding a particular topic.
herencia: Inheritance; traits passed from ancestors to descendants.
del: Of the; contraction of de and el.
modo: Mode; manner or method of doing something.
acto: Act; action or deed performed deliberately.
nacimiento: Birth; process of being born or beginning.
apenas: Hardly; scarcely or barely at all.
entra: Enters; third person singular present of entrar.
consideración: Consideration; thoughtful regard or attention to something.
proceso: Process; series of actions toward an outcome.
procedimiento: Procedure; established or official way of doing something.
completo: Complete; finished or having all necessary parts.
tampoco: Neither; not either or also not.
lo: It; neuter direct object pronoun or article.
instintivo: Instinctive; natural or automatic without conscious thought.
ningún: No; not any or zero amount.
sentido: Sense; feeling or meaning perceived by senses.
decisivo: Decisive; conclusive or determining final outcome.
un: A; indefinite article for masculine singular nouns.
filósofo: Philosopher; person who studies philosophy and truth.
está: Is; third person singular present of estar.
secretamente: Secretly; in hidden or concealed manner.
influida: Influenced; affected by external factors or forces.
por: By; preposition indicating agent or causative action.
instintos: Instincts; natural drives or intuitive impulses.
forzada: Forced; compelled or driven by external pressure.
hacia: Toward; preposition indicating direction or movement.
definidos: Defined; having clear boundaries or specifications.

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