On Liberty — Page 14
It is true that Mill had before learnt that men and women ought to be equal in legal, political, social, and domestic relations.
Es cierto que Mill había aprendido antes que los hombres y las mujeres debían ser iguales en las relaciones legales, políticas, sociales y domésticas.
This was a point on which he had already fallen foul of his father's essay on _Government_.
Este era un punto en el que ya había chocado con el ensayo de su padre sobre el _Gobierno_.
But Mrs. Taylor had actually written on this very point, and the warmth and fervour of Mill's denunciations of women's servitude were unmistakably caught from his wife's view of the practical disabilities entailed by the feminine position.
Pero la señora Taylor había escrito precisamente sobre este punto, y el calor y el fervor de las denuncias de Mill sobre la servidumbre de las mujeres fueron tomados inconfundiblemente de la visión de su esposa sobre las limitaciones prácticas que conlleva la posición femenina.
_Liberty_ was published in 1859, when the nineteenth century was half over, but in its general spirit and in some of its special tendencies the little tract belongs rather to the standpoint of the eighteenth century than to that which saw its birth.
_La Libertad_ fue publicada en 1859, cuando el siglo XIX estaba a mitad de camino, pero en su espíritu general y en algunas de sus tendencias especiales el pequeño tratado pertenece más bien al punto de vista del siglo XVIII que al que vio su nacimiento.
In many of his speculations John Stuart Mill forms a sort of connecting link between the doctrines of the earlier English empirical school and those which we associate with the name of Mr. Herbert Spencer.
En muchas de sus especulaciones, John Stuart Mill forma una especie de eslabón de unión entre las doctrinas de la escuela empírica inglesa anterior y aquellas que asociamos con el nombre del señor Herbert Spencer.
In his _Logic_, for instance, he represents an advance on the theories of Hume, and yet does not see how profoundly the victories of Science modify the conclusions of the earlier thinker.
En su _Lógica_, por ejemplo, representa un avance sobre las teorías de Hume, y sin embargo no ve cuán profundamente las victorias de la Ciencia modifican las conclusiones del pensador anterior.
Similarly, in his _Political Economy_, he desires to improve and to enlarge upon Ricardo, and yet does not advance so far as the modifications of political economy by Sociology, indicated by some later--and especially German--speculations on the subject.
De manera similar, en su _Economía Política_, desea mejorar y ampliar a Ricardo, y sin embargo no avanza tanto como las modificaciones de la economía política por la Sociología, indicadas por algunas especulaciones posteriores —y especialmente alemanas— sobre el tema.
Vocabulary
- Es
- Third person singular present tense of 'ser' (to be)
- cierto
- Certain, true, or sure about something
- que
- That, which, or who; common conjunction and pronoun
- había
- Past perfect auxiliary 'had'; imperfect of haber
- aprendido
- Learned; past participle of aprender
- antes
- Before, previously, or earlier in time
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- mujeres
- Women; plural of mujer
- debían
- Should or ought to; imperfect of deber
- ser
- To be; permanent or essential states verb
- iguales
- Equal; having the same rights or status
- en
- In, on, or at; common preposition of location
- relaciones
- Relations or relationships between people or things
- legales
- Legal; relating to law or legal systems
- políticas
- Political; relating to politics or government
- sociales
- Social; relating to society and community interactions
- domésticas
- Domestic; relating to home or household affairs
- Este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser indicating past state
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- punto
- Point, dot, or specific matter under discussion
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- ya
- Already, now, or soon; common adverb of time
- chocado
- Clashed or collided; past participle of chocar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- ensayo
- Essay or trial; written composition on a topic
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- su
- His, her, its, your, their; possessive adjective
- padre
- Father; male parent or paternal figure
- sobre
- About, on, or over; preposition of topic or position
- Gobierno
- Government; the ruling body of a nation or state
- Pero
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- señora
- Mrs. or ma'am; respectful title for a woman
- escrito
- Written; past participle of escribir
- precisamente
- Precisely, exactly, or just right
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- calor
- Heat, warmth; also emotional intensity or passion
- fervor
- Fervor; intense enthusiasm or passionate devotion
- denuncias
- Denunciations or complaints; formal accusations
- servidumbre
- Servitude or bondage; condition of being enslaved
- fueron
- Were; preterite plural form of ser or ir
- tomados
- Taken; past participle plural of tomar
- visión
- Vision; perspective, view, or manner of seeing things
- esposa
- Wife; female spouse in a marriage
- limitaciones
- Limitations; restrictions or constraints on something
- prácticas
- Practical; relating to real-world application or practice
- conlleva
- Entails or implies; to carry along or involve
- posición
- Position; place, status, or role in society
- femenina
- Feminine; relating to women or female characteristics
- Libertad
- Liberty or freedom; absence of constraint or oppression
- fue
- Was or went; preterite of ser or ir
- publicada
- Published; past participle feminine of publicar
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb
- siglo
- Century; period of one hundred years
- estaba
- Was; imperfect of estar indicating temporary state
- a
- To, at; preposition of direction or time
- mitad
- Half; the middle point of something
- camino
- Road, path, or way; route toward a destination
- pero
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- espíritu
- Spirit; the essential character or animating principle
- general
- General; broad, overall, or not specific
- algunas
- Some; feminine plural indefinite adjective or pronoun
- sus
- His, her, their, your; plural possessive adjective
- tendencias
- Tendencies; inclinations or trends toward something
- especiales
- Special; particular or distinct from the ordinary
- pequeño
- Small or little; of limited size or importance
- tratado
- Treatise or treaty; formal written work on a subject
- pertenece
- Belongs; third person singular of pertenecer
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- bien
- Well; adverb indicating good manner or degree
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- vista
- View or sight; perspective or visual perception
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- vio
- Saw; preterite of ver, third person singular
- nacimiento
- Birth; the beginning or origin of something
- En
- In or on; preposition of location or context
- muchas
- Many; feminine plural of mucho
- especulaciones
- Speculations; theoretical ideas or hypothetical thinking
- forma
- Form, shape, or way; manner in which something exists
- una
- A or an; feminine singular indefinite article
- especie
- Species or kind; a type or sort of something
- eslabón
- Link; a connecting element in a chain or series
- unión
- Union; the joining together of separate elements
- entre
- Between or among; preposition of position or relation
- doctrinas
- Doctrines; sets of principles or beliefs taught formally
- escuela
- School; institution of learning or philosophical tradition
- empírica
- Empirical; based on observation and experience
- inglesa
- English; relating to England or its culture
- anterior
- Previous, prior, or earlier; coming before in time
- aquellas
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- asociamos
- We associate; first person plural of asociar
- nombre
- Name; word used to identify a person or thing
- señor
- Mr. or sir; respectful title for a man
- Lógica
- Logic; systematic reasoning and philosophical method
- por
- For, by, or through; versatile preposition of reason
- ejemplo
- Example; a case that illustrates a general principle
- representa
- Represents; stands for or is an example of
- avance
- Advance or progress; movement forward in development
- teorías
- Theories; sets of ideas explaining phenomena
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Embargo; used in 'sin embargo' meaning nevertheless
- no
- No or not; basic negation word
- ve
- Sees; third person singular present of ver
- cuán
- How; exclamatory or interrogative adverb of degree
- profundamente
- Deeply or profoundly; in a thorough or intense way
- victorias
- Victories; successes or triumphs over opposition
- Ciencia
- Science; systematic study of the natural world
- modifican
- Modify; they change or alter something
- conclusiones
- Conclusions; final judgments reached after reasoning
- pensador
- Thinker; one who engages in intellectual thought
- De
- Of or from; common preposition
- manera
- Manner or way; mode of doing something
- similar
- Similar; alike or resembling in nature or degree
- Economía
- Economy or economics; study of production and resources
- Política
- Politics or policy; relating to governance and power
- desea
- Desires or wishes; third person singular of desear
- mejorar
- To improve; to make something better
- ampliar
- To expand or broaden; to make wider in scope
- avanza
- Advances; moves forward or progresses
- tanto
- So much or as much; adverb of degree
- como
- As, like, or how; conjunction of comparison
- modificaciones
- Modifications; changes or alterations to something
- economía
- Economy; system of production and resource management
- política
- Policy or politics; governance and political affairs
- Sociología
- Sociology; study of society and social behavior
- indicadas
- Indicated; past participle feminine plural of indicar
- posteriores
- Later or subsequent; coming after in time
- especialmente
- Especially; particularly or above all others
- alemanas
- German; feminine plural referring to German origin
- tema
- Theme or topic; the main subject under discussion
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