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saber y obrar

English translation: Knowledge and deeds

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Spanish term or phrase:saber y obrar
English translation:Knowledge and deeds
Entered by: Mariana Gutierrez

09:23 Dec 18, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / Ética Santo Tomás de Aquino
Spanish term or phrase: saber y obrar
Contexto textual:

Basados en esta concepción de fines y medios, así como del saber y obrar, la ética tomasiana de ocupará de la obndad o maldad de los actos humanos....

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Mariana Gutierrez
Local time: 23:12
Knowledge and deeds
Explanation:
This did crop up in his writings but I'm unable to quote on my iPhone! Sorry!

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Note added at 58 mins (2015-12-18 10:21:24 GMT)
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Or maybe even "good deeds", which is more in keeping with "obrar"
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:12
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Muchas gracias a todos los que colaboraron.
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3 +2Knowledge and deeds
Carol Gullidge
4Knowledge and Action
Veronica Allievi


  

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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Knowledge and deeds


Explanation:
This did crop up in his writings but I'm unable to quote on my iPhone! Sorry!

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Note added at 58 mins (2015-12-18 10:21:24 GMT)
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Or maybe even "good deeds", which is more in keeping with "obrar"

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos los que colaboraron.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francois Boye
3 hrs
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agree  Phoenix III
4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Knowledge and Action


Explanation:
http://plato.stanford.edu/search/searcher.py?query=aquinas o...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-12-18 18:23:54 GMT)
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this is just the way the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy treats those terms.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-12-18 18:28:01 GMT)
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Besides, I see a difference between the "action" and the "deed", and the verb "obrar" refers to the "action" and not to the "deed" which would be "obra" (noun). In Spinoza's philosophy "obrar" has certain characteristics, which relate to being aligned with Spinoza's God in action and not being passively moved by what is called "padecer" (see "Spinoza Filosofía Práctica" by Gilles Deleuze). This note is just to show that "obrar" can mean different things depending on the metaphysics of each philosopher. In this case, Aquinas, who takes these concepts from Aristotle, would only mean "Action"

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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-12-18 18:31:00 GMT)
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I think the good deeds" as "obrar" mentioned by Ms. Gullidge are closer to Spinoza than to Aquinas.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-12-18 18:37:11 GMT)
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http://www.iep.utm.edu/aq-moral/

Table of Contents

Metaethics
The Nature of Human Action
The Cardinal Virtues
Prudence
Temperance
Courage
Justice
Natural Law
Charity and Beatitude
References and Further Reading
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources

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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-12-18 18:38:07 GMT)
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http://www.iep.utm.edu/aq-moral/#H2

Table of Contents

Metaethics
The Nature of Human Action
The Cardinal Virtues
Prudence
Temperance
Courage
Justice
Natural Law
Charity and Beatitude
References and Further Reading
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources

Veronica Allievi
Local time: 23:12
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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