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

Or, still more so, the hocus-pocus in mathematical form, by means of which Spinoza has, as it were, clad his philosophy in mail and mask--in fact, the "love of HIS wisdom," to translate the term fairly and squarely--in order thereby to strike terror at once into the heart of the assailant who should dare to cast a glance on that invincible maiden, that Pallas Athene:--how much of personal timidity and vulnerability does this masquerade of a sickly recluse betray!

あるいは、さらにそれ以上に、スピノザが数学的な形式をまとった詐術によって、いわば自らの哲学を鎧と仮面で包んだこと――実際のところ、その言葉を率直に訳せば「彼自身の知恵への愛」――これは、あの無敵の乙女、パラス・アテナに視線を投げかけようとする大胆な攻撃者の心に、即座に恐怖を植えつけるためのものであった。この病弱な隠者の仮装は、いかほどの個人的な臆病さと傷つきやすさを露わにしていることか!

6. It has gradually become clear to me what every great philosophy up till now has consisted of--namely, the confession of its originator, and a species of involuntary and unconscious auto-biography; and moreover that the moral (or immoral) purpose in every philosophy has constituted the true vital germ out of which the entire plant has always grown.

6.これまでのあらゆる偉大な哲学が何から成り立っているか、すなわち、その創始者の告白であり、一種の非意図的かつ無意識の自伝であるということが、私には次第に明らかになってきた。さらに、あらゆる哲学における道徳的(あるいは非道徳的)な目的こそが、植物全体が常にそこから育ってきた真の生命的な胚芽を構成してきたのだということも。

Indeed, to understand how the abstrusest metaphysical assertions of a philosopher have been arrived at, it is always well (and wise) to first ask oneself: "What morality do they (or does he) aim at?"

実際、哲学者の最も難解な形而上学的主張がいかにして導き出されたかを理解するためには、まず自らに問いかけることが常に有益(かつ賢明)である。「それら(あるいは彼)はいかなる道徳を目指しているのか?」と。

Accordingly, I do not believe that an "impulse to knowledge" is the father of philosophy; but that another impulse, here as elsewhere, has only made use of knowledge (and mistaken knowledge!) as an instrument.

したがって、私は「知識への衝動」が哲学の父であるとは考えない。むしろ別の衝動が、ここでも他の場合と同様に、知識(そして誤った知識!)を単なる道具として利用してきたにすぎないと考える。

Vocabulary

ある
aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things)
さら
sara — Base of 'furthermore; even more; anew'
ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose
それ
sore — That; it (refers to something near listener)
以上
ijō — More than; beyond; the above-mentioned amount
ga — Subject marker particle; but; however
数学
sūgaku — Mathematics; the study of numbers and quantities
teki — Suffix meaning '-ic' or '-like'; adjectival suffix
na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
形式
keishiki — Form; format; formality; prescribed structure
wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object
まとっ
matot(te) — Wearing; cloaked in (conjunctive form of matou)
ta — Past tense auxiliary verb; indicates completion
よっ
yot(te) — By means of; due to (conjunctive form of yoru)
te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
いわ
iwa — Stem of 'to say'; as it were (in iwaba)
ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if; when; as it were'
自ら
mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; personally
no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns
哲学
tetsugaku — Philosophy; the academic study of fundamental questions
yoroi — Armor; protective covering worn in battle
to — And; with; quotation particle
仮面
kamen — Mask; disguise worn over the face
de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause
包ん
tsutsun(de) — Wrapping; enclosing (conjunctive form of tsutsumu)
da — Copula; plain form of 'to be'
こと
koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizer for verbs)
実際
jissai — In reality; actually; in practice
ところ
tokoro — Place; situation; point; circumstance
その
sono — That (demonstrative adjective near listener)
言葉
kotoba — Word; language; speech; expression
率直
sotchoku — Frankly; straightforwardly; honestly and directly
訳せ
yakuse — Translate (imperative or conditional form of yakusu)
kare — He; him; that man
自身
jishin — Oneself; himself; herself; itself
知恵
chie — Wisdom; intelligence; wit; cleverness
e — Directional particle meaning 'toward; to'
ai — Love; affection; deep emotional attachment
これ
kore — This; this thing (near the speaker)
wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject
あの
ano — That (over there); that well-known thing or person
無敵
muteki — Invincible; unrivaled; without equal or match
乙女
otome — Maiden; young woman; virgin girl
視線
shisen — Gaze; line of sight; one's look or stare
投げかけ
nageкake — Casting; directing (a glance or question) at someone
よう
yō — Appearing to; seeming like; in order to
する
suru — To do; to perform; to make happen
大胆
daitan — Bold; daring; audacious; fearlessly aggressive
攻撃
kōgeki — Attack; assault; offensive action against someone
mono / sha — Person; one who does something; agent suffix
kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings
即座
sokuza — Immediately; instantly; on the spot
恐怖
kyōfu — Fear; terror; dread; intense fright
植えつける
uetsukeru — To instill; to plant (fear, ideas) into someone
ため
tame — For the sake of; in order to; because of
もの
mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing noun
あっ
at(te) — Being; existing (conjunctive form of aru)
この
kono — This (demonstrative adjective near the speaker)
病弱
byōjaku — Weak constitution; sickly; chronically frail health
仮装
kasō — Disguise; costume; masquerade; dressing up as
個人
kojin — Individual; personal; a single private person
臆病
okubyō — Cowardice; timidity; being easily frightened
sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into abstract nouns
傷つき
kizutsuki — Being wounded; getting hurt; vulnerability
やす
yasu — Suffix meaning 'easy to; prone to doing'
露わ
arawa — Exposed; revealed; laid bare; unconcealed
shi — Verb conjunctive ending; also listing particle
いる
iru — To be; to exist (animate beings); progressive marker
ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker
まで
made — Until; up to; as far as; even
あらゆる
arayuru — Every; all; any possible kind of thing
偉大
idai — Great; grand; magnificent; of exceptional significance
nani / nan — What; which; something; anything
から
kara — From; since; because; out of
成り立っ
naritat(te) — Being composed of; consisting of; coming to be
すなわち
sunawachi — That is; namely; in other words
告白
kokuhaku — Confession; declaration of love or truth
あり
ari — Existence; being; there is (classical/formal form)
一種
isshu — A kind of; a sort of; a type of
hi — Prefix meaning 'non-; un-; not-'
意図
ito — Intention; purpose; deliberate aim or plan
かつ
katsu — And; moreover; simultaneously; at the same time
無意識
muishiki — Unconscious; unaware; the unconscious mind
自伝
jiden — Autobiography; an account of one's own life
という
to iu — Called; known as; the fact that
watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
次第
shidai — Depending on; as soon as; order; circumstances
明らか
akiraka — Clear; obvious; evident; plainly apparent
なっ
nat(te) — Becoming (conjunctive form of naru)
おける
okeru — In; at; concerning; pertaining to (formal usage)
道徳
dōtoku — Morality; ethics; moral principles and conduct
あるいは
arui wa — Or; alternatively; perhaps; on the other hand
目的
mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective; intended aim
こそ
koso — Emphatic particle meaning 'indeed; precisely; it is'
植物
shokubutsu — Plant; vegetation; flora
全体
zentai — Whole; entirety; overall; the entire thing
tsune — Always; usually; constancy; the normal state
そこ
soko — There; that place; therein
育っ
sodat(te) — Growing up; being raised (conjunctive form of sodatsu)
shin / ma — Truth; genuine; real; authentic
生命
seimei — Life; living; vitality; existence as a living being
構成
kōsei — Composition; structure; forming; making up a whole
mo — Also; too; even; as many as (inclusive particle)
最も
mottomo — Most; extremely; to the greatest degree
難解
nankai — Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to comprehend
主張
shuchō — Claim; assertion; insistence; argument put forward
いかに
ikani — How; in what way; to what degree
導き出さ
michibikiidasa — Deriving; drawing out; leading to a conclusion
re — Passive or potential auxiliary suffix
理解
rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasping meaning
まず
mazu — First of all; to begin with; for now
問いかける
toikakeru — To ask; to pose a question; to inquire of
有益
yūeki — Useful; beneficial; profitable; advantageous
賢明
kenmei — Wise; sensible; prudent; showing good judgment
それら
sorera — Those; those things (plural demonstrative pronoun)
いかなる
ikanaru — Whatever kind of; any sort of; no matter what
目指し
mezashi — Aiming at; targeting; heading toward a goal
たがっ
tagat(te) — Wanting; desiring (conjunctive of tagaru)
知識
chishiki — Knowledge; information; learning; understanding
衝動
shōdō — Impulse; urge; sudden strong desire or drive
chichi — Father; dad; one's male parent
考え
kangae — Thought; idea; opinion; way of thinking
ない
nai — Not; does not exist; negation of verbs/adjectives
むしろ
mushiro — Rather; instead; on the contrary; preferably
betsu — Separate; different; another; distinct
ここ
koko — Here; this place (near the speaker)
hoka / ta — Other; another; the rest; elsewhere
場合
baai — Case; situation; occasion; circumstance
同様
dōyō — Same; likewise; in the same way or manner
そし
soshi(te) — And then; and so; conjunction linking clauses
誤っ
ayamat(te) — Mistaken; erring; being wrong (conjunctive of ayamaru)
単なる
tan naru — Mere; simple; nothing more than; only
道具
dōgu — Tool; instrument; utensil; means to an end
利用
riyō — Use; utilization; making use of something
すぎ
sugi — Too much; excessive; going beyond a limit
考える
kangaeru — To think; to consider; to ponder; to reflect
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