Jan 17, 2017 17:28
7 yrs ago
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German term
Biografieunabhängige
German to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
Gestalt psychology
Nicht zuletzt die evolutionspsychologische Ästhetik legt jedoch auch angeborene ästhetische Selektions- und Deutungspräferenzen nahe, die als kultur- und biografieunabhängige Deutungskonstanten gattungsspezifische Überlebensvorteile verstetigen.
What I did so far (again, rough and not finished):
Last but not least, the aesthetics of evolutionary psychology suggest innate preferences of aesthetic selection and interpretation however, which perpetuate genre-specific survival advantages as culture and (biographieunabhaengige) constants of interpretation.
The obvious is "biography" but I am thinking more along the lines of "life" - life, lifestyle, living etc
What I did so far (again, rough and not finished):
Last but not least, the aesthetics of evolutionary psychology suggest innate preferences of aesthetic selection and interpretation however, which perpetuate genre-specific survival advantages as culture and (biographieunabhaengige) constants of interpretation.
The obvious is "biography" but I am thinking more along the lines of "life" - life, lifestyle, living etc
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My suggestion
You have to paraphrase, and you can't translate every word. In particular, you can't reproduce the repetition of "Ästhetik/ästhetische" and "Deutung". I suggest something like:
Nicht zuletzt die evolutionspsychologische Ästhetik legt jedoch auch angeborene ästhetische Selektions- und Deutungspräferenzen nahe, die als kultur- und biografieunabhängige Deutungskonstanten gattungsspezifische Überlebensvorteile verstetigen.
However, evolutionary psychology also imposes innate aesthetic preferences when it comes to selecting meanings. These constants exist regardless of cultural background and life history, and offer specific benefits in terms of species survival.
(Gattung is species.)
Nicht zuletzt die evolutionspsychologische Ästhetik legt jedoch auch angeborene ästhetische Selektions- und Deutungspräferenzen nahe, die als kultur- und biografieunabhängige Deutungskonstanten gattungsspezifische Überlebensvorteile verstetigen.
However, evolutionary psychology also imposes innate aesthetic preferences when it comes to selecting meanings. These constants exist regardless of cultural background and life history, and offer specific benefits in terms of species survival.
(Gattung is species.)
Note from asker:
Thanks Phil. Yes you are right. When I do not understand something I translate it word for word first, and then I rearrange the sentence when I have "unlocked" it. |
Peer comment(s):
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Cilian O'Tuama
: There you go Phil, I'm sure Markus would love you to proofread his texts.
7 hrs
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agree |
milinad
1 day 14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Philgoddard, I appreciate the help."
1 day 12 mins
cut loose from biographical detail
constants of interpretation...etc
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irrespective of biographical history (or background)
Suggestion:
as interpretative constants, irrespective of culture and biographical history
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2017-01-18 21:04:59 GMT)
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... the individual has his or her own embodied biographical history...
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kKovr__MBnUC&pg=PA21&lpg...
Dean and Woodcock have argued that the biographical history may be the most important part of the overall evaluation. (psychiatric/psychological evaluation)
Handbook of School Neuropsychology
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=v-KLQLTRb48C&pg=PA282&lp...
as interpretative constants, irrespective of culture and biographical history
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2017-01-18 21:04:59 GMT)
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... the individual has his or her own embodied biographical history...
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kKovr__MBnUC&pg=PA21&lpg...
Dean and Woodcock have argued that the biographical history may be the most important part of the overall evaluation. (psychiatric/psychological evaluation)
Handbook of School Neuropsychology
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=v-KLQLTRb48C&pg=PA282&lp...
Peer comment(s):
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Anne Schulz
: "cultural and biographical background" would be my choice (With regard to philgoddard's 'Biography doesn't do it for me' comment, is it correct to assume that "biographical" has broader connotation than "biography"?)
1 day 24 mins
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Thanks, Anne. In this case, yes. / OK, sorry. Thought you were querying it.
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1 day 8 hrs
not affected by culture and lifestyle
I would phrase it "constants of interpretation that are. not affected by culture and lifestyle."
2 days 7 mins
devoid of (cultural and) biographical context
And it’s not least evolutionary aesthetics that also puts forward innate aesthetic preferences in constructing and selecting meaning. As interpretative constants, devoid of cultural and biographical context, they perpetuate advantages that are beneficial to the survival of the species.
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