On Liberty — Page 12
Taylor's assistance in the _Political Economy_ is confined to certain definite points.
La asistencia de Taylor en la _Economía Política_ se limita a ciertos puntos definidos.
The purely scientific part was, we are assured, not learnt from her.
La parte puramente científica no fue, según se nos asegura, aprendida de ella.
"But it was chiefly her influence which gave to the book that general tone by which it is distinguished from all previous expositions of political economy that had any pretensions to be scientific, and which has made it so useful in conciliating minds which those previous expositions had repelled.
«Pero fue principalmente su influencia la que dio al libro ese tono general por el cual se distingue de todas las exposiciones anteriores de economía política que tuvieron alguna pretensión de ser científicas, y que lo ha hecho tan útil para conciliar las mentes que aquellas exposiciones anteriores habían repelido.
This tone consisted chiefly in making the proper distinction between the laws of the production of wealth, which are real laws of Nature, dependent on the properties of objects, and the modes of its distribution, which, subject to certain conditions, depend on human will....
Este tono consistió principalmente en establecer la distinción adecuada entre las leyes de la producción de la riqueza, que son leyes reales de la Naturaleza, dependientes de las propiedades de los objetos, y los modos de su distribución, que, sujetos a ciertas condiciones, dependen de la voluntad humana....
_I had indeed partially learnt this view of things from the thoughts awakened in me by the speculations of St. Simonians_; but it was made a living principle, pervading and animating the book, by my wife's promptings."[4]
_En verdad había aprendido parcialmente esta visión de las cosas a partir de los pensamientos despertados en mí por las especulaciones de los saintsimonianos_; pero fue convertida en un principio vivo, que impregnaba y animaba el libro, por las sugerencias de mi esposa.»[4]
The part which is italicised is noticeable.
La parte que está en cursiva es notable.
Here, as elsewhere, Mill thinks out the matter by himself; the concrete form of the thoughts is suggested or prompted by the wife.
Aquí, como en otros lugares, Mill reflexiona sobre el asunto por sí mismo; la forma concreta de los pensamientos es sugerida o impulsada por su esposa.
Apart from this "general tone," Mill tells us that there was a specific contribution.
Aparte de este «tono general», Mill nos dice que hubo una contribución específica.
"The chapter which has had a greater influence on opinion than all the rest, that on the Probable Future of the Labouring Classes, is entirely due to her.
«El capítulo que ha tenido una mayor influencia en la opinión que todos los demás, el referente al Futuro Probable de las Clases Trabajadoras, se debe enteramente a ella.
In the first draft of the book that chapter did not exist.
En el primer borrador del libro ese capítulo no existía.
Vocabulary
- asistencia
- Assistance, help, or support provided to someone
- _Economía Política_
- Political Economy; field studying production and distribution
- limita
- Is limited or restricted to certain things
- ciertos
- Certain or specific, referring to particular items
- puntos
- Points or topics within a discussion or text
- definidos
- Defined or clearly specified; having clear boundaries
- parte
- Part or section of a larger whole
- puramente
- Purely, in a completely pure or strict manner
- científica
- Scientific; relating to science or systematic knowledge
- según
- According to; as stated by someone or something
- asegura
- Assures or affirms something with confidence
- aprendida
- Learned; past participle describing acquired knowledge
- principalmente
- Mainly or principally; above all other things
- influencia
- Influence; the effect one has on someone or something
- libro
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- tono
- Tone; overall style or attitude of a text
- general
- General; relating to the whole rather than specifics
- cual
- Which; relative pronoun referring to a preceding noun
- distingue
- Distinguishes or sets apart from other things
- exposiciones
- Expositions or presentations explaining a subject
- anteriores
- Previous or earlier; referring to things that came before
- economía
- Economy; the system of production and distribution of goods
- política
- Political or policy-related; also means 'politics'
- alguna
- Some or any; feminine form of 'alguno'
- pretensión
- Pretension or claim to a quality or status
- científicas
- Scientific; feminine plural adjective relating to science
- hecho
- Made or done; past participle of 'hacer'
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons or intensifications
- útil
- Useful; serving a practical purpose or function
- conciliar
- To reconcile or bring into agreement differing viewpoints
- mentes
- Minds; plural of 'mente,' referring to human intellect
- aquellas
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- repelido
- Repelled or rejected; driven away by something
- consistió
- Consisted or lay in; past tense of 'consistir'
- establecer
- To establish or set up something firmly
- distinción
- Distinction; a difference or contrast between things
- adecuada
- Adequate or appropriate; fitting for a specific purpose
- leyes
- Laws; rules established by nature or authority
- producción
- Production; the process of creating goods or wealth
- riqueza
- Wealth or richness; abundance of valuable resources
- reales
- Real or actual; existing in fact, not imagined
- Naturaleza
- Nature; the physical world and its inherent laws
- dependientes
- Dependent; relying on something else to exist
- propiedades
- Properties or characteristics inherent to objects or substances
- objetos
- Objects; physical things that can be perceived
- modos
- Modes or ways; methods or manners of doing something
- distribución
- Distribution; the way goods or wealth are allocated
- sujetos
- Subject to; dependent on or governed by conditions
- ciertas
- Certain or specific; feminine plural of 'cierto'
- condiciones
- Conditions; circumstances that affect an outcome
- dependen
- Depend on; rely upon something for their determination
- voluntad
- Will or volition; the power of human choice
- humana
- Human; relating to people and their characteristics
- verdad
- Truth; that which is factual or correct
- aprendido
- Learned; past participle indicating acquired knowledge
- parcialmente
- Partially; not completely, only to some extent
- visión
- Vision or view; a way of seeing or understanding things
- cosas
- Things; general objects or matters being referred to
- partir
- To start from; also means to split or depart
- pensamientos
- Thoughts; ideas or reflections formed in the mind
- despertados
- Awakened or stirred; brought to awareness by something
- especulaciones
- Speculations; theoretical ideas without definitive proof
- convertida
- Converted or transformed into something else
- principio
- Principle; a fundamental rule or guiding belief
- vivo
- Living or alive; active and full of energy
- impregnaba
- Permeated or saturated; spread thoroughly throughout something
- animaba
- Animated or enlivened; gave life or energy to something
- sugerencias
- Suggestions; ideas or proposals offered for consideration
- esposa
- Wife; a woman in a marriage relationship
- cursiva
- Italics; slanted typeface used for emphasis in text
- notable
- Notable or remarkable; worthy of attention or observation
- Aquí
- Here; indicating this specific place or point
- lugares
- Places or passages; specific locations in text or space
- reflexiona
- Reflects or thinks carefully about a subject
- asunto
- Matter or issue; a subject being discussed or considered
- sí
- Himself or itself; reflexive pronoun after prepositions
- mismo
- Himself or same; used for emphasis or reflexive meaning
- forma
- Form or way; the shape or manner of something
- concreta
- Concrete or specific; tangible and clearly defined
- sugerida
- Suggested; proposed or brought up by someone
- impulsada
- Prompted or driven; motivated by an external force
- Aparte
- Apart from or aside from; excluding something mentioned
- hubo
- There was; past tense of 'haber' indicating existence
- contribución
- Contribution; something given or added to a shared effort
- específica
- Specific; clearly defined and distinct from others
- capítulo
- Chapter; a main division of a book or text
- mayor
- Greater or larger; comparative form indicating more importance
- opinión
- Opinion; a personal view or judgment on a topic
- demás
- Others or the rest; all other people or things
- referente
- Referring to or concerning a particular subject
- Futuro
- Future; relating to time yet to come
- Probable
- Probable or likely; expected to happen with good reason
- Clases
- Classes; social or economic groups within society
- Trabajadoras
- Working; referring to the laboring or worker classes
- debe
- Must or owes; indicating obligation or probability
- enteramente
- Entirely or wholly; completely without exception
- primer
- First; ordinal number indicating the initial item
- borrador
- Draft; an early version of a written document
- existía
- Existed; was present or in existence at that time
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