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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / Immanuel Kant quotation | | German term or phrase: Eine Religion, die der Vernunft unbedenklich den Krieg ankündigt... | "Eine Religion, die der Vernunft unbedenklich den Krieg ankündigt, wird es auf die Dauer gegen sie nicht aushalten"
Does anyone know the exact English translation of this? I've been searching, but come up with nothing except my own version:
"A religion that readily fights reason will not last against it in the long run"
Thank you very much |
| | | a religion which rashly declares war on reason | Explanation:
for a religion http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/ethics/kant/religi... rashly declares war on reason
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-05-27 12:49:59 GMT)
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This translation seems to appear in various places, including here:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G-rt5EPM0CUC&pg=PA38&lpg=...
so I presume it is the accepted translation, which is not to say that it cannot be improved upon!!
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Note added at 15 mins (2009-05-27 12:55:27 GMT)
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A slightly different wording here, but it may be a slightly different passage:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gAkLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA122&lpg...
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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2009-05-28 18:26:25 GMT)
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Sophie - could you clarify, please? I have presumed that you were looking for the 'official' translation when you asked for the 'exact' one, but perhaps that is not the case. Certainly the other respondents have not read it in that light. As I have already said, I wouldn't personally translate the phrase as it appears in these 'official' translations, but if that's what you want...?
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2009-05-29 10:43:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Sophie |
| Selected response from:
 Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:36
| Grading comment Thank you again for your efforts. I understand that improvements can be made, but I needed to find the official translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5 a religion which rashly declares war on reason
Explanation:
for a religion http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/ethics/kant/religi... rashly declares war on reason
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-05-27 12:49:59 GMT)
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This translation seems to appear in various places, including here:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G-rt5EPM0CUC&pg=PA38&lpg=...
so I presume it is the accepted translation, which is not to say that it cannot be improved upon!!
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Note added at 15 mins (2009-05-27 12:55:27 GMT)
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A slightly different wording here, but it may be a slightly different passage:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gAkLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA122&lpg...
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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2009-05-28 18:26:25 GMT)
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Sophie - could you clarify, please? I have presumed that you were looking for the 'official' translation when you asked for the 'exact' one, but perhaps that is not the case. Certainly the other respondents have not read it in that light. As I have already said, I wouldn't personally translate the phrase as it appears in these 'official' translations, but if that's what you want...?
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2009-05-29 10:43:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Sophie
| Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:36
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 36
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| | Grading comment | Thank you again for your efforts. I understand that improvements can be made, but I needed to find the official translation. |
| Notes to answerer
Asker: Helen, sorry it's taken so long to respond. I did indeed mean 'official' translation; my wording was unfortunately very slack in the question. Thank you for your time on this.
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