moral laws

German translation: eine philosophische Frage

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English term or phrase:moral laws
German translation:eine philosophische Frage
Entered by: aykon

18:58 Feb 2, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing - Philosophy
English term or phrase: moral laws
Speech of a company president. This part is about what came first, spirit or matter.

"And the decision is: which came first: spirit or matter? O, these are moral laws, thought you might want to be interested? Which came first?"

Ich finde dafür "Sittengesetze" aber das passt ja irgendwie nicht, oder?

Danke.
aykon
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:33
eine philosophische Frage
Explanation:
frei übersetzt, sicher, aber das müßte gemeint sein
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Klaus Urban
Local time: 07:33
Grading comment
Ja, stimmt, das kommt eher hin. Danke.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4eine philosophische Frage
Klaus Urban
2 +4Moralkodex
Jonathan MacKerron
4 +1ethische Fragen
Tilman Lichter


  

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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
eine philosophische Frage


Explanation:
frei übersetzt, sicher, aber das müßte gemeint sein

Klaus Urban
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Ja, stimmt, das kommt eher hin. Danke.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karin Maack: Ja, das klingt sinnvoll. Allerdings scheint besagter company president sowieso kein Sprachgenie zu sein, wie könnte man sonst die Frage "spirit or matter" als "decision" bezeichnen?
45 mins
  -> Danke, Karin!

agree  frido friedrich: Was kam zuerst: Geist oder Materie? Das hat mit Sitten oder Moralkodex nichts zu tun und ist ganz klar eine philosophische Frage!
1 hr
  -> Danke, Frido!

agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: gut erfasst!
4 hrs
  -> Danke, Johanna!

agree  Beate Mitterer: Sehe es ebenso!
14 hrs
  -> Danke, Beate!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Moralkodex


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 min (2008-02-02 19:00:06 GMT)
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Duden = Moralgesetz

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Note added at 52 mins (2008-02-02 19:50:50 GMT)
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Webster= a general rule of right living; especially: such a rule or group of rules conceived as universal and unchanging and as having the sanction of God's will, of conscience, of man's moral nature, or of natural justice as revealed to human reason

daher ehe "Moralgesetzt" als Sittenkodex

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  uli1: oder auch Sittenkodex
4 mins
  -> thx, also possible, hard to say with a such contradictory topic as "marketing-philosophy"

agree  swisstell: mit Ulkrike
22 mins
  -> thx

agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): yep, w/Ulrike und Swiss Tell
24 mins
  -> thx

agree  Kristin Sobania (X): http://www.onpulson.de/lexikon/moralkodex.htm
1 hr
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ethische Fragen


Explanation:
Obwohl der Sprecher hier *Gesetz* gesagt hat, würde ich das ändern.

Tilman Lichter
Canada
Local time: 02:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: viell. noch "das liegt auf der Ebene ethischer Prinzipien/Grundsätze/ hat mit ethischen Prinzipien ... zu tun"
11 hrs
  -> thanks, Bernhard.I think we were right.
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