Leviathan — Page 7
OF DAEMONOLOGY, AND OTHER RELIQUES OF THE RELIGION OF THE GENTILES
DE LA DÉMONOLOGIE, ET AUTRES RELIQUES DE LA RELIGION DES GENTILS
46. OF DARKNESSE FROM VAINE PHILOSOPHY, AND FABULOUS TRADITIONS
46. DES TÉNÈBRES ISSUES DE LA VAINE PHILOSOPHIE, ET DES TRADITIONS FABULEUSES
47. OF THE BENEFIT PROCEEDING FROM SUCH DARKNESSE; AND TO WHOM IT ACCREWETH
47. DU BÉNÉFICE DÉCOULANT DE CES TÉNÈBRES ; ET À QUI IL ÉCHOIT
48. A REVIEW AND CONCLUSION
48. RÉCAPITULATION ET CONCLUSION
THE INTRODUCTION
L'INTRODUCTION
Nature (the art whereby God hath made and governes the world) is by the art of man, as in many other things, so in this also imitated, that it can make an Artificial Animal.
La Nature (l'art par lequel Dieu a créé et gouverne le monde) est imitée par l'art de l'homme, comme en bien d'autres choses, de telle sorte qu'elle peut produire un Animal Artificiel.
For seeing life is but a motion of Limbs, the begining whereof is in some principall part within; why may we not say, that all Automata (Engines that move themselves by springs and wheeles as doth a watch) have an artificiall life?
Car puisque la vie n'est qu'un mouvement des Membres, dont le commencement réside en quelque partie principale à l'intérieur ; pourquoi ne pourrions-nous pas dire que tous les Automates (Machines qui se meuvent d'elles-mêmes par des ressorts et des roues comme le fait une montre) possèdent une vie artificielle ?
For what is the Heart, but a Spring; and the Nerves, but so many Strings; and the Joynts, but so many Wheeles, giving motion to the whole Body, such as was intended by the Artificer?
Car qu'est-ce que le Cœur, sinon un Ressort ; et les Nerfs, sinon autant de Cordes ; et les Articulations, sinon autant de Roues, communiquant le mouvement à l'ensemble du Corps, tel que l'Artisan l'avait conçu ?
Art goes yet further, imitating that Rationall and most excellent worke of Nature, Man.
L'Art va encore plus loin, en imitant cette œuvre Rationnelle et des plus excellentes de la Nature, l'Homme.
Vocabulary
- DÉMONOLOGIE
- day-moh-noh-loh-zhee — The study or doctrine of demons and evil spirits.
- RELIQUES
- ruh-leek — Sacred remains or objects venerated as holy artifacts.
- RELIGION
- ruh-lee-zhyohn — A system of faith, worship, and spiritual beliefs.
- GENTILS
- zhahn-tee — Non-Jewish peoples; pagans or heathens in religious context.
- TÉNÈBRES
- tay-neh-bruh — Darkness or deep shadows, often used figuratively.
- ISSUES
- ee-sü — Resulting or coming from; outcomes or exits.
- VAINE
- vehn — Adjective meaning 'vain,' 'futile,' or 'empty.'
- PHILOSOPHIE
- fee-loh-zoh-fee — The study of fundamental questions about existence and knowledge.
- TRADITIONS
- trah-dee-syohn — Customs or beliefs passed down through generations.
- FABULEUSES
- fah-bü-luhz — Adjective meaning 'fabulous,' 'mythical,' or 'legendary.'
- BÉNÉFICE
- bay-nay-fees — A benefit, profit, or advantage gained from something.
- DÉCOULANT
- day-koo-lahn — Present participle meaning 'flowing from' or 'resulting from'.
- ÉCHOIT
- ay-shwah — Third-person singular of 'échoir'; falls to or befalls someone.
- RÉCAPITULATION
- ray-kah-pee-tü-lah-syohn — A summary or restatement of main points previously discussed.
- CONCLUSION
- kohn-klü-zyohn — The final section summarizing or closing an argument.
- INTRODUCTION
- an-troh-dük-syohn — An opening section presenting the main subject or topic.
- Nature
- nah-tür — The natural world; the inherent character of something.
- art
- ar — Skill or craft; creative or technical human ability.
- lequel
- luh-kehl — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'whom' with antecedent.
- Dieu
- dyuh — The word for God in French.
- créé
- kray-ay — Past participle of 'créer'; meaning 'created'.
- gouverne
- goo-vehrn — Third-person singular of 'gouverner'; governs or rules.
- monde
- mohnd — The world or Earth; also means 'people' informally.
- imitée
- ee-mee-tay — Feminine past participle of 'imiter'; meaning 'imitated'.
- homme
- ohm — The word for 'man' or 'human being' in French.
- bien
- byahn — Adverb meaning 'well'; adjective meaning 'good'.
- choses
- shohz — Plural of 'chose'; means 'things'.
- telle
- tehl — Feminine form of 'tel'; meaning 'such' or 'like'.
- sorte
- sort — Means 'sort,' 'kind,' or 'type'; used in expressions.
- produire
- proh-dweer — To produce, create, or generate something.
- Animal
- ah-nee-mahl — A living creature; any member of the animal kingdom.
- Artificiel
- ar-tee-fee-syehl — Adjective meaning 'artificial,' 'man-made,' or 'not natural'.
- Car
- kar — Conjunction meaning 'for,' 'because,' or 'since'.
- puisque
- pwees-kuh — Conjunction meaning 'since' or 'given that'.
- vie
- vee — The word for 'life' in French.
- mouvement
- moov-mahn — Movement or motion; the act of moving.
- Membres
- mahm-bruh — Plural of 'membre'; means 'limbs' or 'members'.
- dont
- dohn — Relative pronoun meaning 'of which,' 'whose,' or 'from which'.
- commencement
- koh-mens-mahn — The beginning or start of something.
- réside
- ray-zeed — Third-person singular of 'résider'; means 'resides' or 'lies'.
- quelque
- kehl-kuh — Adjective meaning 'some' or 'a certain'.
- partie
- par-tee — A part, portion, or section of something.
- principale
- pran-see-pahl — Feminine adjective meaning 'main,' 'principal,' or 'chief'.
- intérieur
- an-tay-ryuhr — Interior or inside; also used as adjective meaning 'inner'.
- pourquoi
- poor-kwah — Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'.
- pourrions
- poo-ryohn — First-person plural conditional of 'pouvoir'; 'we could'.
- dire
- deer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'.
- tous
- too/toos — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'.
- Automates
- oh-toh-maht — Plural of 'automate'; self-operating machines or automata.
- Machines
- mah-sheen — Mechanical devices or engines designed to perform tasks.
- meuvent
- muhv — Third-person plural of 'mouvoir'; means 'move' or 'stir'.
- mêmes
- mehm — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'same' or 'themselves'.
- ressorts
- ruh-sor — Plural of 'ressort'; springs or mechanisms in a machine.
- roues
- roo — Plural of 'roue'; wheels or gear wheels.
- fait
- feh — Past participle of 'faire'; means 'made' or 'done'.
- montre
- mohn-truh — A watch; a timepiece worn on the wrist.
- possèdent
- poh-sehd — Third-person plural of 'posséder'; means 'possess' or 'have'.
- artificielle
- ar-tee-fee-syehl — Feminine adjective meaning 'artificial' or 'man-made'.
- Cœur
- kuhr — The word for 'heart' in French.
- sinon
- see-nohn — Conjunction meaning 'if not,' 'otherwise,' or 'except'.
- Ressort
- ruh-sor — A spring mechanism; also means 'jurisdiction' figuratively.
- Nerfs
- nehr — Plural of 'nerf'; nerves in the body.
- autant
- oh-tahn — Adverb meaning 'as much,' 'as many,' or 'equally'.
- Cordes
- kord — Plural of 'corde'; ropes, strings, or chords.
- Articulations
- ar-tee-kü-lah-syohn — Joints of the body; also means 'articulations' or 'connections'.
- Roues
- roo — Plural of 'roue'; wheels used in machinery or vehicles.
- communiquant
- koh-mü-nee-kahn — Present participle meaning 'communicating' or 'connecting together'.
- ensemble
- ahn-sahm-bluh — Adverb meaning 'together'; also noun meaning 'ensemble'.
- Corps
- kor — The word for 'body' in French.
- tel
- tehl — Adjective meaning 'such,' 'like,' or 'as'.
- Artisan
- ar-tee-zahn — A skilled craftsman who makes things by hand.
- avait
- ah-veh — Third-person singular imperfect of 'avoir'; means 'had'.
- conçu
- kohn-sü — Past participle of 'concevoir'; meaning 'conceived' or 'designed'.
- Art
- ar — Art or craft; human skill and creative expression.
- va
- vah — Third-person singular of 'aller'; means 'goes'.
- encore
- ahn-kor — Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'even more'.
- plus
- plü/plüs — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'plus'; used in comparisons.
- loin
- lwahn — Adverb meaning 'far' or 'farther away'.
- imitant
- ee-mee-tahn — Present participle of 'imiter'; meaning 'imitating'.
- cette
- seht — Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'.
- œuvre
- uhvr — A work, especially a creative or artistic production.
- Rationnelle
- rah-syoh-nehl — Feminine adjective meaning 'rational' or 'reasoning'.
- excellentes
- ehk-seh-lahnt — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'excellent' or 'outstanding'.
- Homme
- ohm — The word for 'man' or 'human being' in French.
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