On Liberty — Page 9
Every one will judge for himself of this romantic episode in Mill's career, according to such experience as he may possess of the philosophic mind and of the value of these curious but not infrequent relationships.
Jeder wird für sich selbst über diese romantische Episode in Mills Laufbahn urteilen, entsprechend der Erfahrung, die er mit dem philosophischen Geist und dem Wert dieser merkwürdigen, aber nicht seltenen Beziehungen besitzen mag.
It may have been a piece of infatuation, or, if we prefer to say so, it may have been the most gracious and the most human page in Mill's career.
Es mag eine Vernarrtheit gewesen sein, oder, wenn wir es so ausdrücken wollen, es mag die anmutigste und menschlichste Seite in Mills Laufbahn gewesen sein.
Mrs. Mill may have flattered her husband's vanity by echoing his opinions, or she may have indeed been an Egeria, full of inspiration and intellectual helpfulness.
Mrs. Mill mag die Eitelkeit ihres Mannes geschmeichelt haben, indem sie seine Meinungen widerspiegelte, oder sie mag tatsächlich eine Egeria gewesen sein, voller Inspiration und geistiger Hilfsbereitschaft.
What usually happens in these cases,--although the philosopher himself, through his belief in the equality of the sexes, was debarred from thinking so,--is the extremely valuable action and reaction of two different classes and orders of mind.
Was in diesen Fällen gewöhnlich geschieht – obwohl der Philosoph selbst durch seinen Glauben an die Gleichheit der Geschlechter daran gehindert war, so zu denken –, ist das äußerst wertvolle Wechselspiel zweier verschiedener Klassen und Ordnungen des Geistes.
To any one whose thoughts have been occupied with the sphere of abstract speculation, the lively and vivid presentment of concrete fact comes as a delightful and agreeable shock.
Für jeden, dessen Gedanken mit dem Bereich abstrakter Spekulation beschäftigt waren, kommt die lebhafte und anschauliche Darstellung konkreter Tatsachen als ein entzückender und angenehmer Anstoß.
The instinct of the woman often enables her not only to apprehend but to illustrate a truth for which she would be totally unable to give the adequate philosophic reasoning.
Der Instinkt der Frau befähigt sie oft, nicht nur eine Wahrheit zu erfassen, sondern sie auch zu veranschaulichen, für die sie völlig außerstande wäre, die angemessene philosophische Begründung zu liefern.
On the other hand, the man, with the more careful logical methods and the slow processes of formal reasoning, is apt to suppose that the happy intuition which leaps to the conclusion is really based on the intellectual processes of which he is conscious in his own case.
Andererseits neigt der Mann mit den sorgfältigeren logischen Methoden und den langsamen Prozessen des formalen Denkens dazu anzunehmen, dass die glückliche Intuition, die zur Schlussfolgerung springt, tatsächlich auf den geistigen Prozessen beruht, derer er sich in seinem eigenen Fall bewusst ist.
Thus both parties to the happy contract are equally pleased.
So sind beide Parteien des glücklichen Bundes gleichermaßen zufrieden.
Vocabulary
- Jeder
- Each person; everyone without exception
- wird
- Will; third person singular of 'werden'
- für
- For; a common preposition indicating purpose or behalf
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- selbst
- Self; oneself; used for emphasis or reflexivity
- über
- About; over; concerning a topic or position
- diese
- This; demonstrative pronoun for feminine or plural nouns
- romantische
- Romantic; relating to romance or idealized emotion
- Episode
- Episode; a distinct event or period in a sequence
- in
- In; a preposition indicating location or inclusion
- Laufbahn
- Career; the professional path someone follows in life
- urteilen
- To judge; to form or express an opinion about something
- entsprechend
- According to; corresponding to a particular standard or experience
- der
- The; definite article for masculine or genitive feminine nouns
- Erfahrung
- Experience; knowledge gained through practice or observation
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- mit
- With; a preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- dem
- The; dative form of the definite article
- philosophischen
- Philosophical; relating to philosophy or abstract reasoning
- Geist
- Mind; spirit; intellect or spiritual essence of a person
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- Wert
- Value; worth; the importance or usefulness of something
- dieser
- Of this; genitive or demonstrative form indicating possession
- merkwürdigen
- Remarkable; peculiar; worthy of notice or attention
- aber
- But; however; a conjunction indicating contrast
- nicht
- Not; negation word used to negate verbs or adjectives
- seltenen
- Rare; uncommon; not occurring frequently
- Beziehungen
- Relationships; connections between people or concepts
- besitzen
- To possess; to own or have something
- mag
- May; might; modal verb indicating possibility or permission
- Es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun
- eine
- A; an; indefinite article for feminine nouns
- Vernarrtheit
- Infatuation; foolish or excessive fondness for someone
- gewesen
- Been; past participle of 'sein' (to be)
- sein
- To be; infinitive form of the verb of existence
- oder
- Or; a disjunctive conjunction offering an alternative
- wenn
- If; when; a conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- wir
- We; first person plural pronoun
- es
- It; neuter third person singular pronoun
- so
- So; thus; in this way or manner
- ausdrücken
- To express; to put something into words or gestures
- wollen
- To want; modal verb expressing desire or intention
- anmutigste
- Most graceful; most charming in appearance or manner
- menschlichste
- Most human; most humane; most characteristic of humanity
- Seite
- Side; aspect; a facet or dimension of something
- Eitelkeit
- Vanity; excessive pride or admiration of oneself
- ihres
- Her; genitive possessive pronoun for feminine reference
- Mannes
- Of the husband; genitive form of 'Mann'
- geschmeichelt
- Flattered; pleased by praise or admiration received
- haben
- To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses
- indem
- By; in that; conjunction indicating manner or means
- sie
- She; they; third person singular or plural pronoun
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun for masculine third person singular
- Meinungen
- Opinions; personal views or judgments about topics
- widerspiegelte
- Reflected; mirrored back an idea or opinion
- tatsächlich
- Actually; indeed; in fact, truly so
- voller
- Full of; brimming with a particular quality
- Inspiration
- Inspiration; a creative or motivating influence on someone
- geistiger
- Intellectual; mental; relating to the mind or spirit
- Hilfsbereitschaft
- Helpfulness; willingness to assist or support others readily
- Was
- What; a relative or interrogative pronoun
- diesen
- These; dative or accusative plural demonstrative pronoun
- Fällen
- Cases; instances; plural dative of 'Fall'
- gewöhnlich
- Usually; ordinarily; as a rule in most situations
- geschieht
- Happens; occurs; third person singular of 'geschehen'
- obwohl
- Although; even though; conjunction introducing a concession
- Philosoph
- Philosopher; someone who studies fundamental questions of existence
- durch
- Through; by means of; a preposition of traversal or cause
- seinen
- His; accusative or dative masculine possessive pronoun
- Glauben
- Belief; faith; conviction held about something
- an
- At; on; a preposition indicating proximity or attachment
- Gleichheit
- Equality; the state of being equal in rights or status
- Geschlechter
- Sexes; genders; the categories of male and female
- daran
- Thereby; at it; a prepositional adverb referring back
- gehindert
- Hindered; prevented from doing something
- war
- Was; past tense singular of 'sein' (to be)
- zu
- To; too; a preposition or infinitive marker
- denken
- To think; to engage in thought or reflection
- ist
- Is; third person singular present tense of 'sein'
- das
- The; that; neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun
- äußerst
- Extremely; to the utmost degree; highly
- wertvolle
- Valuable; of great worth or usefulness
- Wechselspiel
- Interplay; mutual interaction between two different forces
- zweier
- Of two; genitive form of the numeral 'zwei'
- verschiedener
- Of different; of various; genitive plural adjective
- Klassen
- Classes; categories or groups sharing common characteristics
- Ordnungen
- Orders; types; systematic arrangements or categories
- des
- Of the; genitive masculine or neuter definite article
- Geistes
- Of the mind; genitive form of 'Geist'
- Für
- For; a preposition indicating purpose or benefit
- jeden
- Every; each; accusative form of 'jeder'
- dessen
- Whose; of whom; genitive relative pronoun
- Gedanken
- Thoughts; ideas arising from mental activity
- Bereich
- Area; field; domain of activity or interest
- abstrakter
- Abstract; relating to theoretical rather than concrete ideas
- Spekulation
- Speculation; theoretical reasoning without firm factual basis
- beschäftigt
- Occupied; engaged; busy with a particular activity
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of 'sein' (to be)
- kommt
- Comes; third person singular present tense of 'kommen'
- lebhafte
- Vivid; lively; full of energy or sharp clarity
- anschauliche
- Illustrative; clear and easily visualized in presentation
- Darstellung
- Representation; depiction; way of presenting information
- konkreter
- Of concrete; relating to specific tangible facts
- Tatsachen
- Facts; established truths based on reality
- als
- As; than; used in comparisons or equivalences
- ein
- A; an; indefinite article for masculine or neuter nouns
- entzückender
- Delightful; charming; causing great pleasure
- angenehmer
- Pleasant; agreeable; producing a pleasing effect
- Anstoß
- Stimulus; impetus; something that prompts action or thought
- Der
- The; nominative masculine definite article
- Instinkt
- Instinct; innate impulse guiding behavior naturally
- Frau
- Woman; wife; a female person or form of address
- befähigt
- Enables; qualifies; makes someone capable of something
- oft
- Often; frequently; happening many times
- nur
- Only; merely; nothing more than stated
- Wahrheit
- Truth; that which corresponds to reality or fact
- erfassen
- To grasp; to comprehend or perceive something clearly
- sondern
- But rather; used to correct a negative statement
- auch
- Also; too; additionally alongside what was mentioned
- veranschaulichen
- To illustrate; to make something clear with examples
- völlig
- Completely; entirely; to the fullest possible extent
- außerstande
- Unable; incapable; not in a position to do something
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive form of 'sein'
- angemessene
- Appropriate; suitable; fitting for the given circumstances
- philosophische
- Philosophical; pertaining to the discipline of philosophy
- Begründung
- Justification; reasoning provided to support a claim
- liefern
- To deliver; to provide or supply something needed
- Andererseits
- On the other hand; conversely; from another perspective
- neigt
- Tends; inclines; shows a natural tendency toward something
- Mann
- Man; husband; an adult male person
- den
- The; accusative masculine or dative plural definite article
- sorgfältigeren
- More careful; more thorough in attention to detail
- logischen
- Logical; relating to systematic reasoning and inference
- Methoden
- Methods; systematic procedures for achieving a goal
- langsamen
- Slow; gradual; not moving or progressing quickly
- Prozessen
- Processes; series of actions to achieve a result
- formalen
- Formal; relating to established rules or structures
- Denkens
- Of thinking; genitive form of 'Denken'
- dazu
- To that; in addition; a prepositional adverb of purpose
- anzunehmen
- To assume; to suppose something to be true
- dass
- That; a subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- glückliche
- Happy; fortunate; a lucky or favorable circumstance
- Intuition
- Intuition; immediate understanding without conscious reasoning
- zur
- To the; contracted dative feminine preposition and article
- Schlussfolgerung
- Conclusion; the final judgment reached through reasoning
- springt
- Jumps; leaps; third person singular of 'springen'
- auf
- On; upon; a preposition indicating surface or direction
- geistigen
- Intellectual; mental; pertaining to the mind or spirit
- beruht
- Is based; rests upon; depends on a foundation
- derer
- Of those; genitive relative pronoun referring to persons
- seinem
- His; dative masculine possessive pronoun
- eigenen
- Own; one's personal or individual possession
- Fall
- Case; instance; a specific situation or occurrence
- bewusst
- Aware; conscious; having knowledge of something
- So
- So; thus; indicating a result or consequence
- sind
- Are; third person plural present tense of 'sein'
- beide
- Both; referring to two people or things together
- Parteien
- Parties; sides; the participants in a union or agreement
- glücklichen
- Happy; fortunate; adjective in dative or genitive context
- Bundes
- Of the union; genitive of 'Bund'; an alliance or bond
- gleichermaßen
- Equally; likewise; to the same degree or extent
- zufrieden
- Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation or outcome
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