surplombante

08:22 Jun 26, 2015 

here is what the term means in this context.

06:52 Jun 23, 2015 

My link talks about the role of emotions in this context. My suggestion does give the idea of predominance but maybe something better can be found...

21:49 Jun 22, 2015 

It may not be so manifest from the look of it but the French verb "surplomber" conveys the notion of having a general view over the object considered or beheld, such as from a balcony or "belvedere", i.e. to take a scopic view on it. Hence "Etre en surplomb de quelque chose" essentially means not to be part of it, which is a key notion in this comparison between Aquinas' and Aristotle theories of the intellect. I'm not sure the two proposed translations reflect this notion. "Overriding" appears as a clear over-translation, while overarching is used too broadly in other, unrelated contexts ("the overarching objective", etc.).

There is a strong sense of "vertical control" in "surplomber" by an entity ontologically distinct from what it controls. I can't suggest a translation right now. Maybe later.

15:30 Jun 22, 2015 

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11:57 Jun 22, 2015 

Could you please say whether the difficulty concerns: 1) the possible definitions of the term in your question, 2) how to handle the syntax of the sentence, or 3) something else?
Thanks in advance