On Liberty — Page 11
But to be a critic of doctrine she was hardly qualified.
しかし、教義の批評家となるには、彼女はほとんど資格を持っていなかった。
Mill has made some clear admissions on this point.
ミルはこの点についていくつかの明確な認めをしている。
"The only actual revolution which has ever taken place in my modes of thinking was already complete,"[2] he says, before her influence became paramount.
「私の思考様式においてこれまでに起きた唯一の真の革命はすでに完了していた」と彼は言う、彼女の影響が最高潮に達する以前に。
There is a curiously humble estimate of his own powers (to which Dr. Bain has called attention), which reads at first sight as if it contradicted this.
彼自身の能力についての奇妙なほど謙虚な評価があり（ベイン博士がこれに注目している）、一見するとこれと矛盾しているかのように読める。
"During the greater part of my literary life I have performed the office in relation to her, which, from a rather early period, I had considered as the most useful part that I was qualified to take in the domain of thought, that of an interpreter of original thinkers, and mediator between them and the public."
「私の文筆生涯の大部分において、私は彼女に関して一つの役割を果たしてきた。それはかなり早い時期から、私が思想の領域において担う資格があると考えていた最も有益な役割、すなわち独創的な思想家たちの解釈者として、彼らと公衆の間の仲介者としての役割である。」
So far it would seem that Mill had sat at the feet of his oracle; but observe the highly remarkable exception which is made in the following sentence:--
ここまでを見ると、ミルは自らの神託者の足元に座していたかのように思われる。しかし、以下の文においてなされている非常に注目すべき例外に注目されたい。
"For I had always a humble opinion of my own powers as an original thinker, _except in abstract science (logic, metaphysics, and the theoretic principles of political economy and politics.)_"[3]
「なぜなら私は、独創的な思想家としての自らの能力について、抽象科学（論理学、形而上学、ならびに政治経済学と政治学の理論的諸原理）を除いて、常に謙虚な評価を抱いていたからである。」
If Mill then was an original thinker in logic, metaphysics, and the science of economy and politics, it is clear that he had not learnt these from her lips.
したがって、もしミルが論理学、形而上学、ならびに経済学と政治学の分野において独創的な思想家であったとすれば、彼がそれらを彼女の言葉から学んだのではないことは明らかである。
And to most men logic and metaphysics may be safely taken as forming a domain in which originality of thought, if it can be honestly professed, is a sufficient title of distinction.
そして大多数の人々にとって、論理学と形而上学は、思想の独創性が誠実に主張できるならば、それが十分な卓越の称号となる領域を形成するものとみなして差し支えないであろう。
Mrs.
夫人。
Vocabulary
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; yet; nevertheless.
- 教義
- kyōgi — Doctrine; dogma; religious or philosophical teaching.
- 批評家
- hihyōka — Critic; person who evaluates or judges works.
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into; to grow.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; female companion.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; nearly; practically; mostly.
- 資格
- shikaku — Qualification; credential; eligibility; capacity.
- 持っ
- mott- — To hold; to carry; to possess (stem form).
- なかっ
- nakatt- — Was not; did not exist (negative past stem).
- この
- kono — This; this particular (demonstrative adjective).
- つい
- tsui — Just now; a moment ago; inadvertently.
- いくつか
- ikutsuka — Several; some; a few; a number of.
- 明確
- meikaku — Clear; distinct; explicit; unambiguous.
- 認め
- mitom- — To admit; to recognize; to acknowledge (stem).
- いる
- iru — To exist; to be; to stay; present continuous.
- 思考
- shikō — Thought; thinking; contemplation; intellectual process.
- 様式
- yōshiki — Form; style; mode; manner; format.
- これ
- kore — This; this thing; this one; this matter.
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as; till.
- 起き
- oki- — To wake up; to occur; to happen (stem).
- 唯一
- yuiitsu — Only; sole; one and only; unique.
- 革命
- kakumei — Revolution; drastic or far-reaching change.
- すでに
- sudeni — Already; by now; previously; before now.
- 完了
- kanryō — Completion; finish; accomplishment; done.
- 言う
- iu — To say; to speak; to tell; to express.
- 影響
- eikyō — Influence; effect; impact; repercussion.
- 最高潮
- saikōchō — Peak; climax; height; highest point.
- 達する
- tasshuru — To reach; to arrive at; to attain.
- 以前
- izen — Before; prior to; previously; earlier.
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; self; in person; personally.
- 能力
- nōryoku — Ability; capability; capacity; competence.
- 奇妙
- kimyō — Strange; odd; peculiar; curious; unusual.
- ほど
- hodo — Extent; degree; about; approximately; as much as.
- 謙虚
- kenkyo — Humble; modest; unpretentious; meek.
- 評価
- hyōka — Evaluation; assessment; rating; appraisal.
- あり
- ari — To exist; to have; to be present.
- 博士
- hakushi — Doctor; Ph.D.; person with doctorate degree.
- 注目
- chūmoku — Attention; notice; attention paid to something.
- 一見
- ikken — At first glance; seemingly; apparently; ostensibly.
- する
- suru — To do; to make; to perform; to act.
- 矛盾
- mujun — Contradiction; inconsistency; paradox; conflict.
- よう
- yō — Manner; way; like; as if; appearance.
- 読める
- yomeru — Can read; to be readable; legible.
- 文筆
- bun'pitsu — Writing; literary work; written composition.
- 生涯
- shōgai — Lifetime; life; whole life; career.
- 大部分
- daibubun — Majority; most; the greater part of.
- 関し
- sekiseki- — Related to; concerning; regarding; pertaining to.
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One; one thing; single; a single item.
- 役割
- yakuwari — Role; part; function; position; responsibility.
- 果たし
- hatashi- — To fulfill; to play; to perform (stem).
- それ
- sore — That; that one; that thing; that matter.
- かなり
- kanari — Fairly; considerably; quite; rather; significantly.
- 早い
- hayai — Early; fast; quick; speedy; prompt.
- 時期
- jiki — Period; time; season; phase; epoch.
- から
- kara — From; since; because; after; starting.
- 思想
- shisō — Thought; idea; ideology; philosophy; concept.
- 領域
- ryōiki — Domain; field; area; region; sphere.
- 担う
- tanau — To bear; to carry; to take on responsibility.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to have; to be; to be present.
- 考え
- kangae- — Thought; idea; opinion; conception (stem).
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; mostly; the most; extremely.
- 有益
- yūeki — Beneficial; useful; profitable; worthwhile; helpful.
- すなわち
- sunawachi — Namely; that is; in other words; thus.
- 独創的
- dokusōteki — Original; creative; innovative; imaginative; inventive.
- 思想家
- shisōka — Thinker; philosopher; intellectual; ideologist.
- たち
- tachi — Plural marker; they; people; group.
- 解釈者
- kaishakusha — Interpreter; expounder; commentator; one who explains.
- 彼ら
- karera — They; them; those people; the others.
- 公衆
- kōshu — Public; audience; the general public; masses.
- 仲介者
- chūkaisha — Mediator; intermediary; broker; go-between.
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place; this location; this spot.
- 見る
- miru — To see; to look at; to watch; to view.
- 自ら
- mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; independently; voluntarily.
- 足元
- ashimoto — Feet; base; foundation; foot of; below.
- 思わ
- omowa- — To think; to believe (negative/conditional stem form).
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