Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 19, 2007 14:59
16 yrs ago
Japanese term
自我をして
Japanese to English
Art/Literary
Philosophy
Keiji Nishitani
This term is from the following:
西谷の言う構想力は自我に内属する一つの心的能力ではなく、「自我をして、或るあり方の自我たらしめる如き原動力」として実践的な意味をもつものである。
Many thanks.
西谷の言う構想力は自我に内属する一つの心的能力ではなく、「自我をして、或るあり方の自我たらしめる如き原動力」として実践的な意味をもつものである。
Many thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | 自我に |
Steven Smith
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| 3 | existing as one's self |
Troy Fowler
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Proposed translations
20 hrs
Steven Smith
United Kingdom
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Native in English
Works in field
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Related KudoZ points
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32
Selected
自我に
I think this is related to the form [object]をして....させる/しめる which is basically a slightly archaic way of saying [object]にさせる。 The shimeru of tarashimeru is an older form of the causative saseru; tarashimeru basically means to make something behave in a particular way.
So the quote would be something like "the driving force that gives the self a particular form / identity." He seems to be talking generally about the idea that our identities are not cast in stone but rather creative attempts to show a particular coherent face to ourselves and the world.
So the quote would be something like "the driving force that gives the self a particular form / identity." He seems to be talking generally about the idea that our identities are not cast in stone but rather creative attempts to show a particular coherent face to ourselves and the world.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Cheers!
I spoke with a Japanese friend who reckons that 自我をして = 自我を, making the self the object that is changed into another form.
Makes sense...
Thanks!"
7 hrs
existing as one's self
Wow...this is a gnarly sentence, indeed.
Psychobabbel is not my forte, but here is a stab at the entire sentence:
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The creative force mentioned by Nishiay is not some form of mental capacity that resides within the self, buy refers to a more practical and applied "ongoing driving force that serves to define a certain self by existing as the self."
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The meaning of the sentence is a bit unclear, but from the text, I think this is what the author is trying to say.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-11-20 04:07:12 GMT)
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Yeah...I hope you're making a pretty penny on this job. I've had to struggle through texts like this before, and it's about as fun as, like, I dunno, moving images around in Microsoft Word.
Psychobabbel is not my forte, but here is a stab at the entire sentence:
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The creative force mentioned by Nishiay is not some form of mental capacity that resides within the self, buy refers to a more practical and applied "ongoing driving force that serves to define a certain self by existing as the self."
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The meaning of the sentence is a bit unclear, but from the text, I think this is what the author is trying to say.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-11-20 04:07:12 GMT)
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Yeah...I hope you're making a pretty penny on this job. I've had to struggle through texts like this before, and it's about as fun as, like, I dunno, moving images around in Microsoft Word.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help - this whole text is a nightmare. Just FYI, 構想力 is given by the author elsewhere as "imagination". Cheers! |
| Thanks for your help! That was a tricky project and no mistake. Cheers |
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