Needless to say, this makes passages in which, in the German, words of both derivations appear, but in which, in the translation, only "posit"-words appear, more confusing than necessary.
Wow, that is really bad. But it's ok, since no one cares about Husserl anyway.
I care about Husserl. And by that I mean, "One of these days, I have to finish reading Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology," which likely won't happen any time soon.
I did a presentation on Husserl in high school. I don't think it was very good.
I believe this should be on that other blog, the depressing one without a name.
It's here because it contains a link to The Weblog, and Adam needs lots of traffic to cure his impotence.
I hate this sentence by the NYT:
"Brian McLaughlin faces up to 500 years in prison if convicted"
I tried to read the English translation of Max Weber's short book on music. Much of it didn't make sense, and I eventually figured out that apparently the three translators of the 100 page book didn't know anything about music and possibly also didn't understand German very well (I saw an elementary accusative-for-dative error, and my German isn't great).
I'm not allowed to say that philosophy is really pretty boring altogether, am I?
I'd back you up on that, B, if it weren't for all your badmouthing of football.
B, if you had pantsed Ogged the way you were supposed to, people would respect you.
The hatred you voice here does strike me as a perfect fit for The Weblog, but it's okay that you didn't post it there, because I get sick of people talking about my "philosophy blog." It's a bitterness- and regret-themed blog, not a philosophy blog!
The God Damn Regret!
Plus, it would be the second time I devoted a Hatred to translations of German philosophy.
From the Wikipedia entry on Husserl:
Professor Husserl was denied the use of the library at Freiburg as a result of the anti-Jewish legislation the National Socialists (Nazis) passed in April 1933. His former pupil and Nazi Party member, Martin Heidegger, informed Husserl that he was discharged. Heidegger (whose philosophy Husserl considered to be the result of a faulty departure from, and grave misunderstanding of Husserl's own teachings and methods) removed the dedication to Husserl from his most widely known work, Being and Time, when it was reissued in 1941.
Now I understand how the Unfogged Reading Group's abandonment of Being and Time was not a failure of will but rather a stinging rebuke. Bravo.
I carried husserl's ideas around with me backpacking in thailand, cambodia and vietnam one time. although I found time to re-read the magic mountain, I probably only got through 20 pages of husserl in three months. the result is that I have an undeservedly well-worn copy of husserl around, with all the pages billowing out from saltwater. IIRC there is a big hash oil stain on the frontispiece.
to 9: no, you're not allowed to say that. philosophy is the most interestingest thing ever.
I'm not allowed to say that philosophy is really pretty boring altogether, am I?
Someone's got to.
BOOOOOORRRRIIIING.
For your assembled contemplation (unless time zones have made me teh threadkiller again):
Which is the sign of greater head-casery, translating German philosophy into English, or translating German marketing into English?
Hey speaking of translating German philosophers, B-Wo has established his philosophy "street cred" by being the first non-me person to comment on my new Blumenberg blog. Don't get left behind!
You may say that Husserl is innocuous in himself, but you must also take into account the well-established gateway effect. heidegger and Derrida are only two examples.
10, 11: Oh, typical. You'll go along with me, but only if I do you first.
15: if only you weren't married.
People who try to sneak out if their pantsing obligations are not respected anywhere, B. It's a cultural universal and probably rooted in genetics.
Sneak, shmeak. Ben wouldn't back me up, and Ogged is taller than I am, even when I wear heels.