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.
Ella indicò la necessità di un tale capitolo, e la estrema imperfezione del libro senza di esso; fu lei la causa del mio scriverlo.
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.
Da ciò sembrerebbe che ella abbia dato a Mill quella tendenza al Socialismo che, pur conferendo uno spirito progressista alle sue speculazioni sulla politica, allo stesso tempo non si accorda manifestamente con la sua precedente difesa della proprietà contadina.
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.
Né, d'altra parte, è, a prima vista, coerente con quelle dottrine della libertà individuale che, sostenuto dalla compagnia intellettuale della moglie, egli espose in un'opera successiva.
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_.
L'ideale della libertà individuale non è l'ideale del Socialismo, proprio come quell'invocazione dell'aiuto governativo a cui il Socialista ricorre non è coerente con la teoria del _laisser-faire_.
Yet _Liberty_ was planned by Mill and his wife in concert.
Eppure _Liberty_ fu progettato da Mill e dalla moglie di comune accordo.
Perhaps a slight visionariness of speculation was no less the attribute of Mrs. Mill than an absence of rigid logical principles.
Forse una lieve tendenza visionaria nella speculazione era un attributo della signora Mill non meno dell'assenza di rigidi principi logici.
Be this as it may, she undoubtedly checked the half-recognised leanings of her husband in the direction of Coleridge and Carlyle.
Comunque sia, ella indubitabilmente frenò le inclinazioni appena riconosciute del marito nella direzione di Coleridge e 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.
Se ciò fosse un esempio della sua influenza stabilizzatrice,[5] o se avesse aggiunto un ulteriore elemento non assimilato al variegato nutrimento intellettuale di Mill, può essere saggiamente lasciato come questione aperta.
We cannot, however, be wrong in attributing to her the parentage of one book of Mill, _The Subjection of Women_.
Non possiamo, tuttavia, sbagliare nell'attribuirle la paternità di un'opera di Mill, _The Subjection of Women_.
Vocabulary
- Ella
- She; feminine third-person singular pronoun
- indicò
- Indicated; pointed out; third-person singular past tense
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article or pronoun
- necessità
- Necessity; need; requirement or essential condition
- di
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or relationship
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- tale
- Such; like that; adjective indicating similarity or type
- capitolo
- Chapter; section of a book or written work
- estrema
- Extreme; furthest; adjective denoting utmost degree
- imperfezione
- Imperfection; flaw; lack of completeness or quality
- del
- Of the; contraction of di and il
- libro
- Book; written work consisting of pages bound together
- senza
- Without; lacking; preposition indicating absence
- esso
- It; masculine singular third-person pronoun
- fu
- Was; third-person singular past tense of essere
- lei
- Her; she; feminine third-person singular pronoun
- causa
- Cause; reason; motive for an event or action
- mio
- My; mine; first-person singular possessive adjective
- scriverlo
- To write it; infinitive with attached pronoun
- Da
- From; by; preposition indicating origin or agency
- ciò
- That; this; demonstrative pronoun referring to previous idea
- sembrerebbe
- Would seem; would appear; conditional third-person singular
- che
- That; which; who; relative or subordinating conjunction
- abbia
- Has; third-person singular present subjunctive of avere
- dato
- Given; provided; past participle of dare
- quella
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- tendenza
- Tendency; inclination; direction toward something
- al
- To the; contraction of a and il
- Socialismo
- Socialism; political and economic ideology emphasizing collective ownership
- pur
- Yet; still; even though; concessive conjunction
- conferendo
- Conferring; bestowing; present participle of conferire
- uno
- A; one; masculine singular indefinite article or numeral
- spirito
- Spirit; mind; essence or characteristic attitude
- progressista
- Progressive; favoring reform and forward movement
- alle
- To the; plural feminine contraction of a and le
- sue
- Her; its; feminine plural possessive adjective
- speculazioni
- Speculations; theories; contemplations or philosophical thoughts
- sulla
- On the; contraction of su and la
- politica
- Politics; policy; art and science of government
- allo
- To the; contraction of a and lo
- stesso
- Same; itself; identical; adjective or pronoun
- tempo
- Time; period; moment or duration of events
- non
- Not; no; negation adverb used before verbs
- si
- Oneself; herself; reflexive pronoun or particle
- accorda
- Agrees; accords; third-person singular present of accordare
- manifestamente
- Manifestly; clearly; obviously; adverb of manner
- con
- With; in company of; preposition indicating accompaniment
- sua
- Her; its; feminine singular possessive adjective
- precedente
- Previous; prior; adjective indicating earlier occurrence
- difesa
- Defense; protection; act of defending something
- della
- Of the; feminine singular contraction of di and la
- proprietà
- Property; ownership; possession of land or goods
- contadina
- Peasant; rural; feminine adjective or noun relating to farmers
- Né
- Nor; neither; conjunction joining negative alternatives
- altra
- Other; another; feminine singular adjective indicating difference
- parte
- Part; side; portion or section of something
- prima
- First; before; adjective or adverb indicating priority
- vista
- Sight; view; appearance or first impression
- coerente
- Coherent; consistent; logically connected or unified
- quelle
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- dottrine
- Doctrines; teachings; set of principles or beliefs
- libertà
- Freedom; liberty; state of being free from restraint
- individuale
- Individual; personal; relating to single persons
- sostenuto
- Sustained; supported; maintained; past participle of sostenere
- dalla
- By the; from the; feminine singular contraction
- compagnia
- Company; group; association of people together
- intellettuale
- Intellectual; relating to mind; person engaged in thinking
- moglie
- Wife; woman married to a man
- egli
- He; masculine third-person singular pronoun formal style
- espose
- Exposed; set forth; third-person singular past of esporre
- in
- In; into; preposition indicating location or direction
- opera
- Work; opus; literary or artistic creation
- successiva
- Subsequent; following; feminine adjective indicating sequence
- ideale
- Ideal; perfect; noun or adjective representing perfection
- proprio
- Own; very; proper; adjective indicating possession or aptness
- come
- Like; as; in the manner of; comparative conjunction
- quell
- That; those; truncated form of quello before vowels
- invocazione
- Invocation; appeal; calling upon for aid or support
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