On Liberty — Page 13
She pointed out the need of such a chapter, and the extreme imperfection of the book without it; she was the cause of my writing it.
Sie wies auf die Notwendigkeit eines solchen Kapitels hin und auf die äußerste Unvollkommenheit des Buches ohne dasselbe; sie war der Grund, weshalb ich es schrieb.
From this it would appear that she gave Mill that tendency to Socialism which, while it lends a progressive spirit to his speculations on politics, at the same time does not manifestly accord with his earlier advocacy of peasant proprietorships.
Hieraus würde hervorgehen, dass sie Mill jene Neigung zum Sozialismus verlieh, die, während sie seinen politischen Spekulationen einen fortschrittlichen Geist verleiht, gleichzeitig nicht offensichtlich mit seiner früheren Befürwortung von Bauerneigentum übereinstimmt.
Nor, again, is it, on the face of it, consistent with those doctrines of individual liberty which, aided by the intellectual companionship of his wife, he propounded in a later work.
Noch ist es, dem Anschein nach, vereinbar mit jenen Lehren der individuellen Freiheit, die er, unterstützt durch die intellektuelle Gemeinschaft seiner Frau, in einem späteren Werk darlegte.
The ideal of individual freedom is not the ideal of Socialism, just as that invocation of governmental aid to which the Socialist resorts is not consistent with the theory of _laisser-faire_.
Das Ideal der individuellen Freiheit ist nicht das Ideal des Sozialismus, ebenso wie jener Ruf nach staatlicher Hilfe, auf den der Sozialist zurückgreift, nicht mit der Theorie des _Laisser-faire_ vereinbar ist.
Yet _Liberty_ was planned by Mill and his wife in concert.
Dennoch wurde _Freiheit_ von Mill und seiner Frau gemeinsam geplant.
Perhaps a slight visionariness of speculation was no less the attribute of Mrs. Mill than an absence of rigid logical principles.
Vielleicht war eine leichte Schwärmerei der Spekulation nicht weniger ein Merkmal von Mrs. Mill als das Fehlen strenger logischer Grundsätze.
Be this as it may, she undoubtedly checked the half-recognised leanings of her husband in the direction of Coleridge and Carlyle.
Wie dem auch sei, sie hemmte zweifellos die halb erkannten Neigungen ihres Mannes in Richtung Coleridge und Carlyle.
Whether this was an instance of her steadying influence,[5] or whether it added one more unassimilated element to Mill's diverse intellectual sustenance, may be wisely left an open question.
Ob dies ein Beispiel ihres stabilisierenden Einflusses war,[5] oder ob es Mills vielseitiger intellektueller Nahrung ein weiteres nicht assimiliertes Element hinzufügte, mag klugerweis als offene Frage belassen werden.
We cannot, however, be wrong in attributing to her the parentage of one book of Mill, _The Subjection of Women_.
Wir können jedoch nicht irren, wenn wir ihr die Urheberschaft eines Buches von Mill zuschreiben, _Die Unterwerfung der Frauen_.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- You (formal pronoun); she/it (third person)
- auf
- On; onto; up; indicates direction or position
- die
- The (definite article, feminine/plural); she/it
- Notwendigkeit
- Necessity; requirement; something that is needed
- eines
- Of a/one (genitive masculine/neuter singular)
- solchen
- Such; of that kind; those types of things
- Kapitels
- Chapter (genitive singular); section of book
- und
- And; connects words, phrases, or clauses
- des
- The (genitive masculine/neuter singular article)
- Buches
- Book (genitive singular); written work or volume
- ohne
- Without; lacking; in absence of something
- dasselbe
- The same; identical thing; that very thing
- sie
- She; it; they; third person pronoun
- war
- Was; past tense of 'to be'
- der
- The (definite article, masculine); he; it
- Grund
- Ground; reason; basis; foundation for something
- weshalb
- Why; for which reason; wherefore
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun
- es
- It; third person neuter singular pronoun
- schrieb
- Wrote; past tense of 'to write'
- würde
- Would; conditional auxiliary verb; also means dignity
- dass
- That; introduces subordinate clauses; conjunction
- jene
- That; those; those particular ones; yonder
- Neigung
- Inclination; tendency; propensity toward something
- zum
- To the; toward the; for the purpose
- Sozialismus
- Socialism; political/economic system emphasizing collective ownership
- während
- During; while; whilst; in the course of
- seinen
- His; its (accusative masculine singular possessive)
- politischen
- Political; relating to politics or governance
- Spekulationen
- Speculations; theoretical thoughts; philosophical considerations
- einen
- A; one (accusative masculine singular article)
- fortschrittlichen
- Progressive; forward-thinking; advancing development or reform
- Geist
- Spirit; mind; intellect; ghost; character
- gleichzeitig
- Simultaneously; at the same time; concurrent
- nicht
- Not; negation particle; expresses absence or denial
- offensichtlich
- Obviously; evidently; clearly; apparently; plainly
- mit
- With; accompanied by; by means of
- seiner
- His; its (dative/genitive masculine singular possessive)
- früheren
- Earlier; previous; prior; from earlier time
- von
- Of; from; by; indicates possession or origin
- übereinstimmt
- Agrees; corresponds; is in accord with
- Noch
- Still; yet; additionally; furthermore; even now
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of 'be'
- dem
- The (dative masculine/neuter singular article)
- nach
- After; following; according to; toward
- jenen
- That; those (accusative masculine singular/dative plural)
- Lehren
- Teachings; doctrines; lessons; principles taught
- individuellen
- Individual; personal; relating to single persons
- Freiheit
- Freedom; liberty; state of being free
- er
- He; it; third person masculine singular pronoun
- unterstützt
- Supports; backs; assists; advocates for something
- durch
- Through; by means of; via; across
- intellektuelle
- Intellectual; relating to the mind or intellect
- Gemeinschaft
- Community; association; fellowship; collective group
- Frau
- Woman; lady; Mrs.; female title of respect
- in
- In; inside; within; expresses location
- einem
- A; one (dative masculine/neuter singular article)
- späteren
- Later; subsequent; occurring at later time
- Werk
- Work; piece; creation; product of labor
- Das
- The (nominative/accusative neuter singular article)
- Ideal
- Ideal; perfect model; standard of perfection
- das
- The; that; which (neuter singular article)
- ebenso
- Likewise; similarly; in the same way
- wie
- As; like; how; comparison or manner
- jener
- That; that one; yonder; those things
- Ruf
- Reputation; call; cry; name or fame
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