On Liberty — Page 12
Taylor's assistance in the _Political Economy_ is confined to certain definite points.
Il contributo della Taylor nell'_Economia Politica_ è limitato a certi punti definiti.
The purely scientific part was, we are assured, not learnt from her.
La parte puramente scientifica non fu, ci viene assicurato, appresa da lei.
"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.
«Ma fu principalmente la sua influenza a conferire al libro quel tono generale che lo distingue da tutte le precedenti esposizioni di economia politica che avessero qualche pretesa di essere scientifiche, e che lo ha reso così utile nel conciliare le menti che quelle precedenti esposizioni avevano respinto.
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....
Questo tono consisteva principalmente nel fare la giusta distinzione tra le leggi della produzione della ricchezza, che sono vere leggi della Natura, dipendenti dalle proprietà degli oggetti, e i modi della sua distribuzione, che, soggetti a certe condizioni, dipendono dalla volontà umana....
_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]
_Avevo in effetti appreso parzialmente questa visione delle cose dai pensieri suscitati in me dalle speculazioni dei Sansimoniani_; ma fu resa un principio vivo, che pervadeva e animava il libro, dagli stimoli di mia moglie.»[4]
The part which is italicised is noticeable.
La parte in corsivo è degna di nota.
Here, as elsewhere, Mill thinks out the matter by himself; the concrete form of the thoughts is suggested or prompted by the wife.
Qui, come altrove, Mill elabora la questione da solo; la forma concreta dei pensieri è suggerita o sollecitata dalla moglie.
Apart from this "general tone," Mill tells us that there was a specific contribution.
Al di là di questo «tono generale», Mill ci dice che vi fu un contributo specifico.
"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.
«Il capitolo che ha avuto una maggiore influenza sull'opinione pubblica rispetto a tutti gli altri, quello sul Probabile Futuro delle Classi Lavoratrici, è interamente dovuto a lei.
In the first draft of the book that chapter did not exist.
Nella prima stesura del libro quel capitolo non esisteva.
Vocabulary
- Il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- contributo
- Contribution; a payment or donation
- della
- Of the; from the (feminine singular)
- nell
- In the; contracted form of nella
- Economia
- Economics; the study of wealth and resources
- Politica
- Politics; political science or policy matters
- limitato
- Limited; restricted to certain bounds or scope
- certi
- Certain; specific or particular (plural)
- punti
- Points; specific issues or locations
- definiti
- Defined; clearly established or determined
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- parte
- Part; section or portion of something
- puramente
- Purely; in a pure or unmixed manner
- scientifica
- Scientific; relating to science or methodology
- non
- Not; negative particle used in sentences
- fu
- Was; past tense of essere (to be)
- ci
- It; to us (pronoun or preposition)
- viene
- Comes; third person singular of venire
- assicurato
- Assured; guaranteed or insured
- appresa
- Learned; acquired knowledge or skill
- da
- From; by; preposition indicating origin
- lei
- She; her; feminine pronoun (formal you)
- Ma
- But; conjunction contrasting ideas
- principalmente
- Mainly; primarily or chiefly
- la
- The; her (feminine singular article/pronoun)
- sua
- His; her; its (feminine singular possessive)
- influenza
- Influence; effect or impact on others
- conferire
- To confer; to give or bestow upon
- al
- To the; at the (masculine singular)
- libro
- Book; a written literary or academic work
- quel
- That; which (demonstrative adjective)
- tono
- Tone; character or quality of expression
- generale
- General; applying to all or most cases
- che
- That; which (relative pronoun)
- lo
- It; him (masculine singular pronoun)
- distingue
- Distinguishes; sets apart or differentiates
- tutte
- All; every one (feminine plural)
- le
- The; them (feminine plural article/pronoun)
- precedenti
- Previous; earlier or former expositions
- esposizioni
- Expositions; explanations or presentations
- di
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession
- economia
- Economy; the system of wealth production
- politica
- Politics; government or political science
- avessero
- Had; past subjunctive of avere
- qualche
- Some; a certain amount or number
- pretesa
- Pretense; claim to be scientific
- essere
- To be; fundamental verb of existence
- scientifiche
- Scientific; relating to science (feminine)
- ha
- Has; third person singular of avere
- reso
- Made; rendered into a particular state
- così
- So; in this manner or way
- utile
- Useful; serving a practical purpose
- nel
- In the; within the (masculine singular)
- conciliare
- To reconcile; to bring into agreement
- menti
- Minds; intellects or ways of thinking
- quelle
- Those; those ones (feminine plural)
- avevano
- Had; past tense of avere (plural)
- respinto
- Rejected; pushed away or dismissed
- Questo
- This; this thing (masculine singular)
- consisteva
- Consisted; was composed of elements
- fare
- To make; to do or perform action
- giusta
- Just; correct and fair distinction
- distinzione
- Distinction; a difference or differentiation
- tra
- Between; among (preposition)
- leggi
- Laws; rules or principles of nature
- produzione
- Production; the act of making goods
- ricchezza
- Wealth; riches or valuable possessions
- sono
- Are; present tense of essere
- vere
- True; genuine or authentic (feminine)
- Natura
- Nature; natural world or character
- dipendenti
- Dependent; relying on or subordinate
- dalle
- From the; by the (feminine plural)
- proprietà
- Properties; characteristics or attributes
- degli
- Of the; from the (plural masculine)
- oggetti
- Objects; things or items
- modi
- Modes; ways or methods
- distribuzione
- Distribution; allocation or sharing out
- soggetti
- Subject to; liable or subject
- certe
- Certain; specific or particular (feminine)
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