Beyond Good and Evil — Page 11

English → Fr 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?...

Avec tout votre amour pour la vérité, vous vous êtes forcés si longtemps, si obstinément, et avec une telle rigidité hypnotique à voir la Nature FAUSSEMENT, c'est-à-dire stoïquement, que vous n'êtes plus capables de la voir autrement -- et pour couronner le tout, une incommensurable suffisance vous donne l'espoir insensé que PARCE QUE vous êtes capables de vous tyranniser vous-mêmes -- le stoïcisme est une autotyrannie -- la Nature se laissera également tyranniser : le Stoïcien n'est-il pas une PARTIE de la Nature ?...

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.

Mais c'est là une vieille et éternelle histoire : ce qui arriva jadis avec les Stoïciens se produit encore aujourd'hui, dès qu'une philosophie commence à croire en elle-même.

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.

Elle crée toujours le monde à sa propre image ; elle ne peut faire autrement ; la philosophie est cette impulsion tyrannique elle-même, la Volonté de Puissance la plus spirituelle, la volonté de « création du monde », la volonté de la 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. L'ardeur et la subtilité, je dirais même la ruse, avec lesquelles le problème du « monde réel et du monde apparent » est traité de nos jours dans toute l'Europe, donnent matière à réflexion et à attention ; et celui qui n'entend en toile de fond qu'une « Volonté de Vérité », et rien d'autre, ne peut certes pas se vanter d'avoir l'ouïe la plus fine.

Vocabulary

Avec: Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment or manner.
tout: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everything'.
votre: Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (formal or plural).
amour: Noun meaning 'love', a strong emotional affection.
pour: Preposition meaning 'for', indicating purpose or destination.
la: Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine nouns.
vérité: Noun meaning 'truth', the quality of being factual.
vous: Pronoun meaning 'you', formal or plural second person.
êtes: Second-person plural form of verb 'être', meaning 'are'.
forcés: Adjective meaning 'forced' or 'compelled' to do something.
si: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'if' or 'so'.
longtemps: Adverb meaning 'for a long time'.
obstinément: Adverb meaning 'obstinately' or 'stubbornly', refusing to change.
et: Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.
avec: Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment or manner.
une: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns.
telle: Adjective meaning 'such' or 'so great', emphasizing degree.
rigidité: Noun meaning 'rigidity', an inflexible or stiff quality.
hypnotique: Adjective meaning 'hypnotic', relating to a trance-like state.
à: Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'.
voir: Verb meaning 'to see' or 'to perceive'.
Nature: Noun meaning 'Nature', the physical world and its phenomena.
FAUSSEMENT: Adverb meaning 'falsely' or 'incorrectly', in an untrue manner.
c'est-à-dire: Phrase meaning 'that is to say', used to clarify.
stoïquement: Adverb meaning 'stoically', enduring hardship without complaint.
que: Conjunction meaning 'that' or relative pronoun 'which/whom'.
n'êtes: Negated form of 'êtes', meaning 'are not' (second person plural).
plus: Adverb meaning 'more' or (in negation) 'no longer'.
capables: Adjective meaning 'capable' or 'able' to do something.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from', very common in French.
autrement: Adverb meaning 'otherwise' or 'differently'.
couronner: Verb meaning 'to crown' or 'to complete' as a culmination.
le: Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine nouns.
incommensurable: Adjective meaning 'immeasurable' or 'boundless', beyond measurement.
suffisance: Noun meaning 'self-sufficiency' or 'conceit', excessive self-satisfaction.
donne: Third-person singular of 'donner', meaning 'gives'.
l'espoir: Noun meaning 'hope', expectation of a desired outcome.
insensé: Adjective meaning 'senseless', 'absurd', or 'mad'.
PARCE: Part of 'parce que', meaning 'because', introducing a reason.
QUE: Conjunction completing 'parce que', meaning 'because'.
tyranniser: Verb meaning 'to tyrannize', to rule or treat oppressively.
vous-mêmes: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'yourselves', emphatic second-person plural.
stoïcisme: Noun meaning 'stoicism', a philosophy of enduring hardship calmly.
est: Third-person singular of 'être', meaning 'is'.
autotyrannie: Noun meaning 'self-tyranny', oppressive control over oneself.
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', used with pronominal verbs.
laissera: Future tense of 'laisser', meaning 'will let' or 'will allow'.
également: Adverb meaning 'equally' or 'also', indicating similarity.
Stoïcien: Noun meaning 'Stoic', a follower of Stoic philosophy.
n'est-il: Inverted negative interrogative form of 'être', meaning 'is he not'.
pas: Negation particle used with 'ne' to mean 'not'.
PARTIE: Noun meaning 'part' or 'portion' of a whole.
Mais: Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast or objection.
c'est: Contraction of 'ce est', meaning 'it is' or 'this is'.
là: Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a place or situation.
vieille: Adjective meaning 'old' (feminine), describing age or ancientness.
éternelle: Adjective meaning 'eternal', lasting forever without end.
histoire: Noun meaning 'story' or 'history', a narrative of events.
ce: Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'.
qui: Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'which', introducing a clause.
arriva: Past tense of 'arriver', meaning 'happened' or 'arrived'.
jadis: Adverb meaning 'formerly' or 'in days of old'.
les: Definite article meaning 'the' for plural nouns.
Stoïciens: Plural noun meaning 'Stoics', adherents of Stoic philosophy.
produit: Third-person singular of 'produire', meaning 'produces' or 'yields'.
encore: Adverb meaning 'still' or 'again', indicating continuation.
aujourd'hui: Adverb meaning 'today', referring to the current day.
dès: Preposition meaning 'from' or 'as soon as', indicating a start.
qu'une: Contraction of 'que une', meaning 'that a' before feminine noun.
philosophie: Noun meaning 'philosophy', the study of fundamental questions.
commence: Third-person singular of 'commencer', meaning 'begins' or 'starts'.
croire: Verb meaning 'to believe' or 'to think'.
en: Preposition meaning 'in' or pronoun replacing a noun phrase.
elle-même: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself' or 'itself', emphatic form.
Elle: Pronoun meaning 'she' or 'it' for feminine subjects.
crée: Third-person singular of 'créer', meaning 'creates'.
toujours: Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still', indicating continuity.
monde: Noun meaning 'world', the earth or a sphere of existence.
sa: Possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'his', or 'its' (feminine noun).
propre: Adjective meaning 'own' (before noun) or 'clean' (after noun).
image: Noun meaning 'image' or 'picture', a visual representation.
elle: Pronoun meaning 'she' or 'it' for a feminine subject.
ne: Negation particle used with 'pas' or other words to negate.
peut: Third-person singular of 'pouvoir', meaning 'can' or 'is able'.
faire: Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
cette: Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' before a feminine noun.
impulsion: Noun meaning 'impulse' or 'drive', a sudden urge or force.
tyrannique: Adjective meaning 'tyrannical', relating to oppressive control.
Volonté: Noun meaning 'will' or 'willpower', the capacity to decide.
Puissance: Noun meaning 'power' or 'might', great strength or authority.
spirituelle: Adjective meaning 'spiritual', relating to the spirit or soul.
volonté: Noun meaning 'will', determination or faculty of choosing.
création: Noun meaning 'creation', the act of bringing something into existence.
du: Contraction of 'de le', meaning 'of the' before masculine noun.
L'ardeur: Noun meaning 'ardor' or 'fervor', intense enthusiasm or passion.
subtilité: Noun meaning 'subtlety', the quality of being delicately complex.
je: First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
dirais: Conditional form of 'dire', meaning 'would say'.
même: Adjective or adverb meaning 'same' or 'even', emphasizing a point.
ruse: Noun meaning 'cunning' or 'trick', clever deceptive strategy.
lesquelles: Relative pronoun meaning 'which' (feminine plural), referring back to nouns.
problème: Noun meaning 'problem', a difficult question or challenge.
réel: Adjective meaning 'real' or 'actual', truly existing or genuine.
apparent: Adjective meaning 'apparent' or 'seeming', visible but possibly false.
traité: Past participle of 'traiter', meaning 'treated' or 'dealt with'.
nos: Possessive adjective meaning 'our', plural first-person possession.
jours: Noun meaning 'days', plural of 'jour'.
dans: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside', indicating location or time.
toute: Feminine adjective meaning 'all' or 'entire', indicating totality.
l'Europe: Proper noun meaning 'Europe', the continent.
donnent: Third-person plural of 'donner', meaning 'give' or 'provide'.
matière: Noun meaning 'matter' or 'subject', providing occasion for thought.
réflexion: Noun meaning 'reflection' or 'thought', careful consideration.
attention: Noun meaning 'attention', focused mental awareness or care.
celui: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one' (masculine), referring to a person.
n'entend: Negated form of 'entendre', meaning 'does not hear'.
toile: Noun meaning 'canvas' or 'web', a woven cloth background.
fond: Noun meaning 'background' or 'bottom', the underlying base.
Vérité: Noun meaning 'Truth' (capitalized), absolute or philosophical truth.
rien: Pronoun meaning 'nothing', indicating absence of anything.
d'autre: Phrase meaning 'anything else' or 'nothing other', indicating exclusivity.
certes: Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'admittedly', conceding a point.
vanter: Verb meaning 'to boast' or 'to pride oneself', to brag.
d'avoir: Infinitive phrase meaning 'of having', used after certain verbs.
l'ouïe: Noun meaning 'hearing', the sense of perceiving sound.
fine: Adjective meaning 'fine' or 'keen', delicate and sharp in quality.

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