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coyprig©h 1t797b yK ose-VlerlaGgm bH& C.o,Mi.i nchen
Alrli grhetss e.rN voep darotft hbioso mkay ber eopdruced,
sotreind rae trisyesvtaeolmr t, r ansmini tanyt fedo,ro mrb y
anym eanesl,e ctmreocnhiacn,pi hcoatloy,inc go,rp ecording,
oro therwise, pwriitpoheror umti sotsfhi eo n
S.tA ugustPienrs.es 's
Manufacitnut rhUeen di teSdt aotfeAs m er.i ca
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foPrr inMtaetde rAiNaSl2Is3 ,9. 48-1984.
TabolfCe o tnents
Trnasloar'tsPe rface . .ix.
I
Usage
"iS"n-wao rndo l onguesre -d"?Milfdcaleyot uis("T homas
Mann)- Whapte opcllea tiomm e abny t hweo radn dw hat
therye amlelay-n Keeping sniolstep neitan kugvp sw .h eonn e
shou-l"dConflbiecttw egeuni lts ian(n"Nd i chHoalrmatain n)
-Violiaootnf a na bsloutneo rm. .. 1.
II
MisstihnMega rk
Evillpa,s eg,u i-lTthes trucotftu hrfeea lssete:pm oraev iola
tioonfa b ehavirourlael a tf haainlt uohr iett h mea rk-A?ll
lapses ooftu htmeso irdraeel a alrmie n adve-rTtheein ntn o
cenocfea rt-"?A citviatnyd"" Labor-"O nlmyo rlala pses
makteh deo eerv -iUlnavaialtitnegmt pomt ask teh iemm ensi
tyo fs icno mephrebnels.i .. 1.6
III
ContNraat urCaomn,tR raat ionem
Sians " ocntrtaoor ryd e-rW"hat d"ooersd meera"n- ?Sians
ana c"tc notratrony a tu-rHeu"mann atu:tr heqeu ienstnsceoef
whamta n miesa nttob ea sa c reabteeid-n Wghyn oo ncea n
sniw itfhu hlela -rTthe"h teologniecegalclot"fh umannat ure
-Sians a na citocno ntrtaorr eya s-oRnea soann dc onsci-ence
Pratiacitiopinnt hdei viLnoeog s. .. 3.4
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IV
ContDreau m
"Contrtaoor ryd e"rc,o"n ttrona artyu r"ec,o"n ttrora aersyo" n:
incommenstuerra-mtTseh et ntnea mfeo srni :f aai laiagnigtn s
God- Doe"sn atumraannl"o knto w whastin i s-?Thea nswer
oft hter adiotfhi uomna n-iStinyh idietsts r unea m-eF ailing
Godt:o "ona thropomoarc pohnicce"p t? . .48.
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PriadneDd e sire
"Deblieratteulrnyni ga wafyr oGmo d-"Iss inr eaal" lutyrn nig
awaya"n dn orta tha"e tru rnintgo wa"r?Td heaff irmatoifo n
creatguoroedclnnayso tm akead eeidnt oa s ni-Cupidanidt as
supe-rPbriiaads te h ien enrw ellnsgpo rfai lslni T-hed emand
fofrr eedaosam p osbselmi aks ofo utru rninagw afryo mG od
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MoraanlVd e niSailn
Curbaela ndinc ubrlaei nfractaid oinnssctti:ino n outn iquteo
Chriiasintt-y" Mortsaialnn" d" venisnai:nlo "at d istiinocnt of
ag enuinst os pec-iWehsadto e"sd eya"ds linm ean? "Tehtee r
nalm ainn" a st hpeal coeft hsei nafcuitlnt hfeu sleln -se
"Seri"ov uss".d eya"d nlssi. .. 6.6
VII
The ParoafSd io-nxA FreCehloys Ceonm pulsion
Howc na tdheebl eriatdee nioaftl h ger ounodfo uerx tiesnce
evebrep osbseli?-Variwoauysts os urretnotd heiqrsu estion
Why tahpep etaoml a 'nsf rewei lilns o a nsw-eMranc an sin
becauskee,a l cllr ieathuerc eosm,efs r onmo th-inLgeasns
explantahtaianro end uacdmt yisoit ue.mr .7.4
.
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Cotnetns
VIII
ThSet aoifSn i n
Wharte mnasia fttehrse in fuli soa vce-trM acugluai,lli ta,ib tiyl
top unish-mAetnotnemaesan c th antcope u rggeu i-lTthe
problemraletniicaceo np unishdmeecnrtbe yem da n-The
"eetrniy-tintentiiondn ed"al syi- n"Helals"s e-limfproinsment
wihtt hperi sonheorln dgti hkee -yThep rereqfuoifrso irtgei ve
nesrse:gnc oizinagn rde penotnieno'gws ng ui-lCtotnrition;
se-lcafcuisoanct;o nfes-Msaino'nasu tonomsoe-ulnusfd er
stnadinga ndt haet tiotfut dh"eef alalneglnes -"Then eceys sit
fro dai vinaec tf oorfg iv.e ness .. 83
.
Notes ...9 9
Index ..1.1 3
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TarnastolrP'rfasec e
Asa professiotrnaasnll a,t ohrIa d alwaasyssu meIdp re
ferrleiedtr aolv epre irphrsatirce nderi-nugnst itlha,t i sI,
tooko n thea sisgnmenotf t ranslaJtoisnegPf i eepr. Al
thoughhi s toofnv eo iciesq uitpea sotraaln dw arm,e ven
avuncul,ah ree xpolitas f eatuorfGe e mrana cdaemiscyt le
tot hef ultlh acto ulnde vebre l iteratlrlayn sfetror ed
Engli:ts hheu seo fp atricliep-sb otha ctiavnedp asvseia nd
drwan fromb otht ransiatnidvin et ransivteirvsbe a-ss ub
stanvte.isT heA merican philosopDheewre yoJ nochen
asked alioftu hdeG emran fondnefsosnr ounosv evre brs
ass howni nt heG ermanp roclifvoirtt uyrn inpga rticlieps
intos ubstanitvsea ndc aiptaliazlinlno gu nmsi ghitnd icate
somehtings uspiciaobuosuT teu tonmiect aphiyscs.
Bet hata si tma y,J osePifpe e'rso wnp rocvliitiients h at
regda hravet ob eb rokend own instoom ehtingm oref low
ing ift heE nglissphe-akinrge adiesrn ott of eelt hath eh as
satd own att heb ibliorgapchaile quviaelnto fa German
mea,lh avintgo d igemsotr ep otatdou mpinlgst hanh is
ownl eandeire rte queisr.
disgteif,
Germana lsfoa vorassa, k indo f al argneu mber
of ncnoecvteis( f"urthermo"rindee,e"d ",o"n thec ontrray,"
etc.a)n ds enetncea dverb(sc" ertay,"in l"perhaps,"e tc.)
andc oncevsess(i "nnoethele"sansd, y"e t,e"ct .)En.g lish
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idiotme ndtso l eavseu chl ogicsailg naimlpsl ieidn t he
argumenpteh,ra psb ecausteh es entenacrees noltu mspoy
and" dumpling-esuqe"t ob egiwni t.h
Im entioalnol f t hitsot hantkw of rienwdhso r eado ver
them anusctri inpd rafTth.ef irmsyt c,o lleaJgouheKn a ne,
hadt hey eomna'wso rkt od o,b ecaufsoert hef irdsrta fIt
hadf ollowmeyd u suaplr aiccteo fw orkingu p lai teral
trantsiloan, iatfn edlt loh imt op roviden etehdee "dfr ist
encoun"t Heer i.sa lsaon a virdea deorf P ipeer'wso rkisn
Englisahn,ds oc ouladl spor ovigdoeo da dvicaes t ot he
tonoef v oicIen e edetdoc aputr.e
Aftefro llowi(nmgo sotf )h isa dvicIe t,h eng avet he
cofrnere
manuscirptt om y Jesuit FrE.d wardL .M aginnis,
who continuteosd p otf urtheirn felicaintdie ersr o.rI sn
boht caseIst ,o ltdh emt haItw oulhda vet oc hectkh erierc
ommendtaionasg aintshteo rigiGneamrla n,s ot hesyh ould
notb eh elfdo arn y otchleurm sintehsamsti ghyte tc lintgo
thet ranslaatlitohno,u Iga hm perfechtalpyp tyo a ttruitbe
anyf luent grtaecxemt i tghhet htaotv hee giern eroaussss i
tnac.e
Letm e alsaod d thaasta , s alvem yt ol irtaelicsotn
scineceI,t rieadsm ucha sp ossiblteot ransloantleys en
tencbeys entceenO.n ly tihnec asoeft hef irpsarta graopfh
theb ookdi dIf eeIhl a dt ot akeev emno relb iertiienso rder
tob readkow n anyi nitfieaell ionfTg e utonciacd encteh at
thet rantsiloasnt ihlald. C atchitnhge r eade'rsa tetntion
ande ntuhsiassme ememdo rei mportatnhta np lodndgi
alonlgi kaeH egewla nnbae.
But aalttl i meIsk newt hamty main roenssbpiiliatsay
precision
translawtaosr t oc onvetyh e oft hea utohr's
thoughAts. a trudei sciopflS et T.h omasP,i eeprk nows
whent od rawt here levdainstt incatnidwo hne nt oc oncede
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TarnsolrPa'rtse face
thaftu rthaenray lsiwso uldo nlyr eepatt heh airlsiptting
all
that rinesmt ahep opulaimrp resisono f medievpahli los
tuocto rut.
ophy Butw eairnsesw itohv erbstuldei sttinicons
mustn evejru siftys loppoyr i ndsitinctth niking.A s St.
(11 1356)
IgnaitusL oyolsaa ys ai lne tterS eptemebr to
TereRseaaj dell," ap ersowni tihm preciisdee acsa nu nder
stanldi ttalnde beo fl eshse lpt oo the.r"sJ osePfi eepr
understands muscohh ,i sa nb,do oaIkm surew,il lb eo f
greabte neftiota lrlea der. s
Fort hartea so-nthati sb,e cauIsw ea ntetdo m akeh is
fascinatbinogo ka su seufla sp ossiblteo t hta mythaicl
bea,st the "genreeardaelr- "I a lstoo otkh el iebrtoyf p ro
vidinmgo ree labaotried entificoafpt eioopnlasen dt ecnhi
calt erm(se spelcyiL aaltitne rmst)h ana rep resenint t he
originaFlo.r e xapmlet,h ea uhtorm entions somine what
passingt hen ameJ iirgeMno lmtann,w hom I tfhuernt her
idetnifbyy d ecsribinhgi ma sa ni mportaPnrott etsantth e
olgoiaanf tWeorr ld War aIvIo.i udTn noe cesys dairstrac
tionosro verldoiangt heb ookw itht oom anye ndnotIe s,
placesdu che peixgetipcharla se(sa nds ometimseesn
tenecs)in thet ex"ts iltel,ny"s inceI felcte ratinn oneo f
thes"ea dditioanfsf"e tchteo rigimneaaln inga ta ll.Ih ave
alsporo vieddt itlteoes a cohf t hec hatper.Ps ieepru sually
makesh isT ables Coofn tenstesr vaes a kindo fr unning
indexo rin itiraelc onnoiteorfit nhget errabiunt;c hatper
titlseese metdo mhee lpftuoml y mythicmaeln ageriseo,I
wenta heaadn ds upplietdhe m.
TheP edantrPyo limcieg hotb ejctt ot hsees trategies,
butI haver ecentrleynw eed my offiiaclT ransalto'rs
Licenwshei,c hl,i kteh eP oetL'isc engsiev,e asc tiizen tinh e
Republiocf L ettearlsl kionfdi sm munitfyr oma rre-st
althoutghher eadesrh oulkdn owt hata to nep ointI h ave
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