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Science - Philosophy | | German term or phrase: sybillinischer Ton | Der Rede von Ereignis bleibt ein sybillinischer Ton.
This is a critique of Weizsäcker about Heidegger'a late philosophy.
I believe in the context it is an expression, perhaps meaning 'prophetic' our 'dubious, obscure?'. I could not find any reference and I would appreciate very much your help! This is from my personal research, not for a client, as I do not work in this pair.
best regards,
Soraya Hoepfner |
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| | English translation:enigmatic nuance | Explanation:
Ereignis as a sensation or occurence?
I think you could also say 'continues to be veiled in enigma'.
Linguee sample:
"Dieses Zitat verdeutlicht den Sinn eines weiteren sibyllinischen Satzes des Dokuments..."
"This quotation explains the meaning of that other enigmatic phrase contained in the document..."
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-26 11:32:24 GMT)
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| Grading comment Thank you, all! Textclick: Yes, Ereignis (-eignis) is a Heideggerian terminology often translated as 'event-apropriation'. (!) as usual, very enigmatic. ;)
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18 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 enigmatic nuance
Explanation:
Ereignis as a sensation or occurence?
I think you could also say 'continues to be veiled in enigma'.
Linguee sample:
"Dieses Zitat verdeutlicht den Sinn eines weiteren sibyllinischen Satzes des Dokuments..."
"This quotation explains the meaning of that other enigmatic phrase contained in the document..."
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-26 11:32:24 GMT)
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Depending upon what your research purposes are, you may care to look for 'Laienphilosophie' in this eloquent blog http://reinhardhaneld.wordpress.com/ by renowned German Powwow speaker Reinhard Haneld.
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| | Grading comment | Thank you, all! Textclick: Yes, Ereignis (-eignis) is a Heideggerian terminology often translated as 'event-apropriation'. (!) as usual, very enigmatic. ;) |
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5 mins peer agreement (net): +2 |
| Reference: sibylline
Reference information:
have a look at this reference. Some authors transpose the "i" and "y"... maybe that is why you couldn't find "sybillinisch"
Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sibylline
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Asker: Thank You! I guess in this case it is really an expression, however, I don't know of sibylline ton being used as an expression in English... Off course I am not a native speaker, so...
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| Jan 26, 2011 - Changes made by Ingo Dierkschnieder: | | Term asked | \'sybillinischer Ton\' => sybillinischer Ton |
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