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14:19 Dec 31, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
German term or phrase: Nutzeneinschätzung
From an essay about Pragmatism - I can't think of a natural-sounding way to express this!

TIA!

"Sofern alle die gleichen Informationen vorliegen haben und die gleiche Nutzenzielsetzung bzw. –einschätzung haben, müssten alle zu der gleichen Truthsdefinition kommen"

TIA!
John Bowden
Local time: 13:14


Summary of answers provided
3 +2benefit analysislirka
3 +1assessment of the benefits
Kim Metzger
3purposeRoshni Sahgal
1 +1utilitarian evaluationcasper


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
assessment of the benefits


Explanation:
Ziel einer Strategie des nicht preisbasierten Wettbewerbs muss es demnach insbesondere sein, die Risiken der Transaktion für den Kunden zu minimieren und die Nutzeneinschätzung des Kunden vor dem Kauf zu verbessern.

The objective of non-price competition would thus be to reduce the project risks for the customer and to allow for a more accurate assessment of the benefits prior to conclusion of the contract.

http://e-pub.uni-weimar.de/volltexte/2006/795/index.html


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jon Fedler
12 mins
neutral  Jim Tucker: (deleted)
13 mins
  -> Because I can't find one? "Just a shot in the dark" is vastly exaggerated.
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
benefit analysis


Explanation:
I am no philosopher either, just an MD, but I think "analysis" somehow almost always fits. :)

lirka
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SlovenianSlovenian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bruce Sanchez: I like this. I am a philosopher and although "benefit analysis" is not a technical philosophical term it seems the most natural to me
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Bruce. Happy 2009!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
5 days
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
purpose


Explanation:
As long as...and they have a common purpose (implied is to use the information available, but I think it need not be explicity explained), they should be deriving a common definition of truth.

Roshni Sahgal
India
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
utilitarian evaluation


Explanation:
Please google for:
"pragmatism" + "utilitarian evaluation" + "truth"

casper
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gangels: definitely 'utilitarian', but 'projection'
1 day11 hrs
  -> Thank you, gangels. However, I am not sufficiently knowledgeable to choose between 'evaluation' and 'projection' though
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