Leviathan — Page 3
So that Sense in all cases, is nothing els but originall fancy, caused (as I have said) by the pressure, that is, by the motion, of externall things upon our Eyes, Eares, and other organs thereunto ordained.
So dass Empfindung in allen Fällen nichts anderes ist als ursprüngliche Einbildung, verursacht (wie ich gesagt habe) durch den Druck, das heißt durch die Bewegung, äußerer Dinge auf unsere Augen, Ohren und andere dazu bestimmte Organe.
But the Philosophy-schooles, through all the Universities of Christendome, grounded upon certain Texts of Aristotle, teach another doctrine; and say, For the cause of Vision, that the thing seen, sendeth forth on every side a Visible Species(in English) a Visible Shew, Apparition, or Aspect, or a Being Seen; the receiving whereof into the Eye, is Seeing.
Aber die Philosophieschulen, durch alle Universitäten der Christenheit, gegründet auf bestimmte Texte des Aristoteles, lehren eine andere Lehre; und sagen, für die Ursache des Sehens, dass das gesehene Ding auf jeder Seite eine Sichtbare Species aussendet (auf Deutsch) eine Sichtbare Erscheinung, Erscheinung, oder Anblick, oder ein Gesehenwerden; dessen Aufnahme in das Auge ist das Sehen.
And for the cause of Hearing, that the thing heard, sendeth forth an Audible Species, that is, an Audible Aspect, or Audible Being Seen; which entring at the Eare, maketh Hearing.
Und für die Ursache des Hörens, dass das gehörte Ding eine Hörbare Species aussendet, das heißt einen Hörbaren Anblick, oder ein Hörbares Gesehenwerden; welches beim Eintreten in das Ohr das Hören bewirkt.
Nay for the cause of Understanding also, they say the thing Understood sendeth forth Intelligible Species, that is, an Intelligible Being Seen; which comming into the Understanding, makes us Understand.
Ja, auch für die Ursache des Verstehens sagen sie, dass das verstandene Ding Intelligible Species aussendet, das heißt ein Verständliches Gesehenwerden; welches beim Eintreten in den Verstand uns Verstehen lässt.
I say not this, as disapproving the use of Universities: but because I am to speak hereafter of their office in a Common-wealth, I must let you see on all occasions by the way, what things would be amended in them; amongst which the frequency of insignificant Speech is one.
Ich sage dies nicht, um den Nutzen der Universitäten zu missbilligen: sondern weil ich künftig von ihrer Aufgabe in einem Gemeinwesen sprechen werde, muss ich euch bei jeder Gelegenheit nebenbei zeigen, was an ihnen verbessert werden sollte; worunter die Häufigkeit bedeutungsloser Rede eine ist.
Vocabulary
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- Empfindung
- Sensation; a feeling or perception through the senses
- Fällen
- Cases; plural dative of 'Fall', meaning instances
- nichts
- Nothing; not anything at all
- anderes
- Other; something different or else
- als
- Than; as; used in comparisons or equivalence
- ursprüngliche
- Original; primary, existing from the beginning
- Einbildung
- Imagination; mental image or fancy conception
- verursacht
- Caused; produced or brought about by something
- durch
- Through; by means of something
- Druck
- Pressure; force exerted on a surface
- heißt
- Means; is called; third-person singular of 'heißen'
- Bewegung
- Movement; motion of a body or object
- äußerer
- External; outer, coming from outside
- Dinge
- Things; plural of 'Ding', physical objects
- Augen
- Eyes; organs of sight, plural of 'Auge'
- Ohren
- Ears; organs of hearing, plural of 'Ohr'
- dazu
- For that purpose; additionally, thereto
- bestimmte
- Designated; specific, determined for a purpose
- Organe
- Organs; biological structures serving specific functions
- Philosophieschulen
- Schools of philosophy; institutions teaching philosophical thought
- Universitäten
- Universities; institutions of higher education
- Christenheit
- Christendom; the collective world of Christianity
- gegründet
- Founded; established, based upon something
- Texte
- Texts; written works or passages
- Aristoteles
- Aristotle; ancient Greek philosopher and scientist
- lehren
- To teach; to instruct or impart knowledge
- Lehre
- Doctrine; a set of taught principles or beliefs
- Ursache
- Cause; the reason or origin of an effect
- Sehens
- Of seeing; genitive of 'Sehen', the act of seeing
- gesehene
- Seen; something that has been visually perceived
- Ding
- Thing; an object or entity
- jeder
- Every; each one individually
- Seite
- Side; a surface or aspect of something
- Sichtbare
- The visible; that which can be seen
- Species
- Species; type or kind, appearance in scholastic usage
- aussendet
- Emits; sends out from itself
- Erscheinung
- Appearance; phenomenon, something that appears visibly
- Anblick
- Sight; a visual impression or view of something
- Gesehenwerden
- Being seen; the state of being visually perceived
- dessen
- Whose; genitive relative pronoun, masculine/neuter
- Aufnahme
- Reception; intake or absorption of something
- Auge
- Eye; the organ of sight
- Sehen
- Seeing; the act or faculty of vision
- Hörens
- Of hearing; genitive of 'Hören', the act of hearing
- gehörte
- Heard; something that was perceived by ear
- Hörbare
- The audible; that which can be heard
- Hörbaren
- Of the audible; dative/accusative of 'Hörbare'
- Hörbares
- Something audible; a thing capable of being heard
- welches
- Which; relative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative
- Eintreten
- Entry; the act of entering or occurring
- Ohr
- Ear; the organ of hearing
- Hören
- Hearing; the act of perceiving sound
- bewirkt
- Causes; brings about or produces an effect
- Verstehens
- Of understanding; genitive of 'Verstehen'
- verstandene
- Understood; something comprehended by the mind
- Intelligible
- The intelligible; that which is understood by intellect
- Verständliches
- Something understandable; comprehensible content
- Verstand
- Intellect; the faculty of understanding and reasoning
- Verstehen
- Understanding; comprehension of meaning or concepts
- lässt
- Lets; allows or causes, third-person singular of 'lassen'
- Nutzen
- Benefit; usefulness or practical advantage
- missbilligen
- To disapprove; to express criticism or objection
- sondern
- But rather; conjunction correcting a negative statement
- weil
- Because; conjunction introducing a causal clause
- künftig
- Future; relating to what will happen later
- Aufgabe
- Task; a duty or assigned responsibility
- Gemeinwesen
- Commonwealth; a community or public body politic
- sprechen
- To speak; to talk or discuss something
- muss
- Must; first-person singular of 'müssen', obligation
- euch
- You; second-person plural accusative/dative pronoun
- Gelegenheit
- Opportunity; a suitable occasion or chance
- nebenbei
- Incidentally; in passing, as a side note
- zeigen
- To show; to demonstrate or point out
- verbessert
- Improved; made better or corrected
- werden
- To become; auxiliary for passive or future constructions
- sollte
- Should; past subjunctive of 'sollen', expressing obligation
- worunter
- Among which; under which of the mentioned things
- Häufigkeit
- Frequency; how often something occurs
- bedeutungsloser
- Meaningless; of greater insignificance or emptiness
- Rede
- Speech; talk or discourse, spoken language
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