Beyond Good and Evil — Page 11

English → Pt 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?...

Com todo o vosso amor pela verdade, vós vos forçastes durante tanto tempo, tão persistentemente, e com tamanha rigidez hipnótica a ver a Natureza FALSAMENTE, isto é, estoicamente, que já não sois capazes de vê-la de outro modo -- e para coroar tudo, uma arrogância insondável vos oferece a esperança de loucos de que PORQUE sois capazes de vos tiranizar a vós mesmos -- o estoicismo é autotiranía -- a Natureza também se deixará tiranizar: não é o estoico uma PARTE da Natureza?...

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.

Mas esta é uma história antiga e eterna: o que aconteceu outrora com os estoicos ainda acontece hoje, assim que uma filosofia começa a acreditar em si mesma.

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.

Ela sempre cria o mundo à sua própria imagem; não pode fazer de outro modo; a filosofia é este impulso tirânico em si mesmo, a Vontade de Poder mais espiritual, a vontade de "criação do mundo", a vontade da 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. A ânsia e a sutileza, eu diria mesmo a astúcia, com que o problema do "mundo real e do mundo aparente" é tratado atualmente em toda a Europa, fornece matéria para reflexão e atenção; e aquele que ouve apenas uma "Vontade de Verdade" ao fundo, e nada mais, certamente não pode se gabar de ter os ouvidos mais aguçados.

Vocabulary

todo: Adjective meaning 'all' or 'every', indicating totality.
vosso: Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (plural, formal).
amor: Noun meaning 'love', a deep affection or attachment.
pela: Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'for the' or 'through the'.
verdade: Noun meaning 'truth', the state of being accurate or real.
vós: Second person plural pronoun 'you all', formal or archaic usage.
vos: Object form of 'vós', meaning 'you all' as indirect or direct object.
forçastes: Past tense of 'forçar': 'you (plural) forced' someone or something.
durante: Preposition meaning 'during', indicating a period of time.
tanto: Adjective or adverb meaning 'so much' or 'as much'.
tempo: Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather', a measurable duration.
tão: Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as', used before adjectives or adverbs.
persistentemente: Adverb meaning 'persistently', continuing firmly despite obstacles.
tamanha: Adjective meaning 'such great' or 'so large', emphasizing magnitude.
rigidez: Noun meaning 'rigidity' or 'stiffness', lack of flexibility.
hipnótica: Adjective meaning 'hypnotic', relating to or inducing hypnosis.
ver: Verb meaning 'to see', perceiving with the eyes.
Natureza: Noun meaning 'Nature', the physical world and its phenomena.
FALSAMENTE: Adverb meaning 'falsely', in an untrue or deceptive manner.
isto: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this', referring to something near.
estoicamente: Adverb meaning 'stoically', enduring hardship without complaint.
já: Adverb meaning 'already' or 'now', indicating temporal reference.
sois: Second person plural of 'ser': 'you (all) are', archaic/formal.
capazes: Adjective plural meaning 'capable' or 'able' to do something.
vê-la: Verb phrase meaning 'to see it' (feminine object), third person.
outro: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'.
modo: Noun meaning 'way' or 'manner', a method of doing something.
coroar: Verb meaning 'to crown' or 'to top', completing or culminating.
tudo: Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all', indicating totality.
arrogância: Noun meaning 'arrogance', an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
insondável: Adjective meaning 'unfathomable' or 'impossible to comprehend fully'.
oferece: Verb meaning 'offers', presenting something for acceptance.
esperança: Noun meaning 'hope', a feeling of expectation for something desired.
loucos: Noun or adjective meaning 'madmen' or 'crazy people', plural.
PORQUE: Conjunction meaning 'because', introducing a reason or cause.
tiranizar: Verb meaning 'to tyrannize', to rule oppressively or cruelly.
mesmos: Pronoun or adjective meaning 'themselves' or 'same', emphasizing identity.
estoicismo: Noun meaning 'Stoicism', a philosophy emphasizing endurance and reason.
autotiranía: Noun meaning 'self-tyranny', oppressive control over oneself.
também: Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too', indicating addition.
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'itself', used reflexively.
deixará: Future tense of 'deixar': 'will allow' or 'will let'.
estoico: Noun or adjective meaning 'Stoic', relating to Stoic philosophy.
PARTE: Noun meaning 'part' or 'portion', a section of a whole.
Mas: Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrasting statement.
esta: Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (feminine singular).
história: Noun meaning 'history' or 'story', a narrative of events.
antiga: Adjective meaning 'ancient' or 'old', referring to distant past.
eterna: Adjective meaning 'eternal', lasting or existing forever.
aconteceu: Past tense of 'acontecer': 'happened', an event took place.
outrora: Adverb meaning 'once upon a time' or 'formerly', in the past.
estoicos: Noun plural meaning 'Stoics', followers of Stoic philosophy.
ainda: Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet', indicating continuity.
acontece: Present tense of 'acontecer': 'happens', an event occurs now.
hoje: Adverb meaning 'today', referring to the current day.
assim: Adverb meaning 'thus' or 'so', indicating manner or consequence.
filosofia: Noun meaning 'philosophy', the study of fundamental questions.
começa: Present tense of 'começar': 'begins', starting something.
acreditar: Verb meaning 'to believe' or 'to trust' in something.
si: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'itself' or 'oneself', used reflexively.
mesma: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'itself' or 'same' (feminine form).
sempre: Adverb meaning 'always', at all times without exception.
cria: Present tense of 'criar': 'creates', bringing something into being.
mundo: Noun meaning 'world', the earth or a domain of existence.
sua: Possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'his', 'its', or 'their'.
própria: Adjective meaning 'own' or 'proper', indicating self-possession.
imagem: Noun meaning 'image' or 'likeness', a visual representation.
pode: Present tense of 'poder': 'can' or 'is able to'.
fazer: Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make', performing an action.
este: Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (masculine singular).
impulso: Noun meaning 'impulse' or 'urge', a sudden driving force.
tirânico: Adjective meaning 'tyrannical', relating to cruel oppressive rule.
mesmo: Adverb or adjective meaning 'even' or 'same', emphasizing identity.
Vontade: Noun meaning 'Will', desire or determination to do something.
Poder: Noun meaning 'Power', the ability or authority to act.
mais: Adverb meaning 'more', indicating a greater degree or quantity.
espiritual: Adjective meaning 'spiritual', relating to the spirit or soul.
vontade: Noun meaning 'will' or 'desire', an intention or wish.
criação: Noun meaning 'creation', the act of making something new.
causa: Noun meaning 'cause', something producing an effect or result.
prima: Adjective meaning 'prime' or 'first'; also noun meaning 'cousin' (female).
ânsia: Noun meaning 'craving' or 'yearning', an intense desire.
sutileza: Noun meaning 'subtlety', the quality of being delicate or refined.
diria: Conditional of 'dizer': 'would say', expressing a tentative statement.
astúcia: Noun meaning 'cunning' or 'shrewdness', clever craftiness.
problema: Noun meaning 'problem', a matter needing solution or attention.
real: Adjective meaning 'real' or 'actual', existing in fact.
aparente: Adjective meaning 'apparent' or 'seeming', visible but possibly deceptive.
tratado: Noun meaning 'treatise'; or past participle of 'tratar': 'treated'.
atualmente: Adverb meaning 'currently' or 'nowadays', at the present time.
toda: Adjective meaning 'all' or 'entire' (feminine form).
Europa: Proper noun 'Europe', the continent west of Asia.
fornece: Present tense of 'fornecer': 'provides' or 'supplies' something.
matéria: Noun meaning 'matter' or 'subject', material or topic of discussion.
reflexão: Noun meaning 'reflection' or 'contemplation', careful thought.
atenção: Noun meaning 'attention', the act of focusing one's mind.
aquele: Demonstrative pronoun 'that one' (masculine), referring to distant thing.
ouve: Present tense of 'ouvir': 'hears' or 'listens to' something.
apenas: Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just', indicating limitation.
Verdade: Noun meaning 'Truth', an absolute or fundamental reality.
fundo: Noun meaning 'bottom' or 'depth', the deepest part of something.
nada: Pronoun or adverb meaning 'nothing' or 'not at all'.
certamente: Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'surely', with no doubt.
gabar: Verb meaning 'to boast' or 'to brag' about something.
ter: Verb meaning 'to have', indicating possession or experience.
ouvidos: Noun plural meaning 'ears'; also past participle of 'ouvir': 'heard'.
aguçados: Adjective meaning 'sharp' or 'keen', finely honed or perceptive.

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