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.
De sorte que la Sensation, en tous les cas, n'est rien d'autre que la fantaisie originelle, causée (comme je l'ai dit) par la pression, c'est-à-dire par le mouvement, des choses extérieures sur nos Yeux, nos Oreilles, et les autres organes à cela destinés.
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.
Mais les écoles de Philosophie, dans toutes les Universités de la Chrétienté, fondées sur certains Textes d'Aristote, enseignent une autre doctrine ; et disent, quant à la cause de la Vision, que la chose vue émet de tous côtés une Espèce Visible (en français) une Apparence Visible, une Apparition, ou un Aspect, ou un Être Vu ; et que le fait de la recevoir dans l'Œil, c'est Voir.
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.
Et quant à la cause de l'Ouïe, que la chose entendue émet une Espèce Audible, c'est-à-dire un Aspect Audible, ou un Être Audiblement Vu ; lequel, entrant par l'Oreille, produit l'Ouïe.
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.
Bien plus, quant à la cause de l'Entendement également, ils disent que la chose Comprise émet des Espèces Intelligibles, c'est-à-dire un Être Intelligiblement Vu ; lequel, pénétrant dans l'Entendement, nous fait Comprendre.
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.
Je ne dis pas cela pour désapprouver l'utilité des Universités : mais parce que je dois parler par la suite de leur rôle dans un État, je dois vous montrer en toute occasion au passage quelles choses mériteraient d'y être corrigées ; parmi lesquelles la fréquence du Discours insignifiant en est une.
Vocabulary
- sorte
- Sort, kind, type; manner or way
- Sensation
- Sensation; feeling produced by external stimulus
- tous
- All, every; masculine plural of tout
- cas
- Case, instance, situation, circumstance
- rien
- Nothing; no thing at all
- autre
- Other, another; different from the one mentioned
- fantaisie
- Fantasy, fancy, whim; imaginative or fanciful idea
- originelle
- Original, primordial; relating to the very beginning
- causée
- Caused; brought about by an external agent
- pression
- Pressure; force applied by contact or compression
- est-à-dire
- That is to say; used to clarify or explain
- mouvement
- Movement, motion; act of moving or shifting
- choses
- Things; plural of chose, general objects or matters
- extérieures
- External, outer; situated or coming from outside
- Yeux
- Eyes; organs of sight, plural of œil
- Oreilles
- Ears; organs of hearing, plural of oreille
- organes
- Organs; body parts serving specific functions
- cela
- That, this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- destinés
- Destined, intended; assigned for a specific purpose
- écoles
- Schools; institutions of learning, plural of école
- Philosophie
- Philosophy; study of fundamental questions about existence
- Universités
- Universities; higher education institutions
- Chrétienté
- Christendom; the collective Christian world or community
- fondées
- Founded, established; built upon certain principles or texts
- certains
- Certain, some; referring to specific but unspecified elements
- Textes
- Texts; written works or passages used as authority
- Aristote
- Aristotle; ancient Greek philosopher and scholar
- enseignent
- Teach; third person plural present of enseigner
- doctrine
- Doctrine; set of principles or beliefs taught formally
- quant
- As for, regarding; used in quant à construction
- cause
- Cause; origin or reason producing an effect
- Vision
- Vision; the act or faculty of seeing
- chose
- Thing; a general object or matter
- vue
- Seen, view; past participle of voir or noun
- émet
- Emits; third person singular present of émettre
- côtés
- Sides; lateral aspects, plural of côté
- Espèce
- Species, kind; category or type of thing
- Visible
- Visible; able to be seen by the eye
- français
- French; relating to France or its language
- Apparence
- Appearance; outward look or visual impression
- Apparition
- Apparition; sudden appearance, often ghostly or unexpected
- Aspect
- Aspect; outward appearance or particular feature
- Vu
- Seen; past participle of voir
- recevoir
- To receive; to accept or take in something
- Œil
- Eye; organ of sight, singular of yeux
- Voir
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- Ouïe
- Hearing; the sense or faculty of perceiving sound
- entendue
- Heard; past participle of entendre
- Audible
- Audible; capable of being heard by the ear
- Audiblement
- Audibly; in a manner that can be heard
- lequel
- Which, who; relative pronoun for specific reference
- entrant
- Entering; present participle of entrer
- Oreille
- Ear; organ of hearing, singular of oreilles
- produit
- Produces; third person singular present of produire
- Entendement
- Understanding, intellect; faculty of comprehending things
- également
- Also, equally; in the same manner or degree
- Comprise
- Understood, included; past participle of comprendre
- Espèces
- Species, kinds; plural of espèce, categories or types
- Intelligibles
- Intelligible; capable of being understood by the mind
- Intelligiblement
- Intelligibly; in a way that can be understood
- pénétrant
- Penetrating; entering deeply into something
- Comprendre
- To understand; to grasp the meaning of something
- désapprouver
- To disapprove; to express disagreement or criticism
- utilité
- Utility, usefulness; quality of being practically helpful
- dois
- Must, owe; first person singular of devoir
- parler
- To speak, to talk; to express oneself verbally
- suite
- Continuation, sequence; what follows or comes next
- rôle
- Role; function or part played in something
- État
- State; condition or political body of a nation
- montrer
- To show; to make visible or demonstrate something
- occasion
- Occasion, opportunity; a suitable time or circumstance
- passage
- Passage; act of passing or a section of text
- quelles
- Which, what; feminine plural interrogative adjective
- mériteraient
- Would deserve; conditional of mériter
- corrigées
- Corrected; past participle of corriger, fixed or amended
- parmi
- Among, amongst; preposition within a group
- lesquelles
- Which; feminine plural relative pronoun for specific reference
- fréquence
- Frequency; rate of occurrence of something repeated
- Discours
- Discourse, speech; formal or extended verbal expression
- insignifiant
- Insignificant, meaningless; lacking importance or sense
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