Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ontos
English translation:
onthos (being)
Added to glossary by
Berni Armstrong
Jul 2, 2001 01:01
23 yrs ago
Spanish term
ontos
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
"Al lado opuesto de tánatos no se encuentra eros, sino ontos- igualmente opuesto a eros."
I'm familiar with Freudian mythological interpretations of Eros and Thanatos, but is "ontos" also well known in this context and anyone know what characteristics it has/had?
Berni
I'm familiar with Freudian mythological interpretations of Eros and Thanatos, but is "ontos" also well known in this context and anyone know what characteristics it has/had?
Berni
Proposed translations
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| 0 +2 | being |
Heathcliff
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| 0 +1 | The thing |
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
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| 0 +1 | The concept is "onthos"; it's not a proper name (but the |
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| 0 | the thing |
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
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being
Seems to be the best choice in your context.
Just as ontology is the field of study concerned with the nature and relations of being, or things which exist and the way they actually are, the "ontos" can be construed as "that which actually exists," or the state of is-ness.
(Epistemology, in contrast, deals with issues of our _knowledge_ of reality -- quite a different kettle of eels.)
Try this: "The opposite of death is not love, but rather _being_, which is likewise the opposite of love."
Heavy stuff!
HC
Just as ontology is the field of study concerned with the nature and relations of being, or things which exist and the way they actually are, the "ontos" can be construed as "that which actually exists," or the state of is-ness.
(Epistemology, in contrast, deals with issues of our _knowledge_ of reality -- quite a different kettle of eels.)
Try this: "The opposite of death is not love, but rather _being_, which is likewise the opposite of love."
Heavy stuff!
HC
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Comment: "In my determination to produce an accesible translation from this inaccesible text, Heather's option fits my aims like the proverbial glove.
Thanks to all of you anyway,
Berni"
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The thing
PLEASE READ THIS TEX T:
... Overview: The Ontos, which means "the thing" in Greek, is a copy of an obscure
20th-century vehicle that saw limited use. It is reported that the project ...
... Overview: The Ontos, which means "the thing" in Greek, is a copy of an obscure
20th-century vehicle that saw limited use. It is reported that the project ...
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Heathcliff
: Please note: the question deals with philosophy, not motor vehicles...
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the thing
SEE BELOW :
... This is Aristotle's definition (peri tou ontos ê on) -- Met., VI, 1026 a, 31 ... qualities
and the particular individuating characteristics which make them to be ...
Description: (Catholic Encyclopedia)
... This is Aristotle's definition (peri tou ontos ê on) -- Met., VI, 1026 a, 31 ... qualities
and the particular individuating characteristics which make them to be ...
Description: (Catholic Encyclopedia)
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The concept is "onthos"; it's not a proper name (but the
ancient Greeks only wrote in capital letters), and in Spanish you derive from it "ente", a being with "anima". "The starting point is the 'Hekatompedon inscription', which contains a series of regulations safeguarding order on the Akropolis: a prohibition against the construction of a storeroom for the preparation of ordinary meals for the cult personnel; a regulation concerning the areas where it was permitted for fires to be kindled; a regulation concerning the storeroom of the priestess and the zakoroi; regulations concerning the setting up of tents for ritual meals and the accomodation of worshippers; a prohibition against the disposal of onthos (waste from cleaning the intestines of sacrificial animals, and not dung from grazing animals) in the sanctuary."
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