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09:09 Jun 12, 2010 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Philosophy / oriental mysticism | |||||||
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| Selected response from: KayW Local time: 13:30 | ||||||
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4 +1 | has suddenly felt part of the universe puzzle |
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3 +1 | the great cosmic joke |
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3 +1 | cosmic interplay of the universe |
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3 | great cosmic game |
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3 | that great cosmic game that is the universe |
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3 | cosmic play (of the universe) |
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2 | cosmic maze of the universe |
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great cosmic game Explanation: A suggestion. Perhaps universe is superfluous when you already have cosmic |
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has suddenly felt part of the universe puzzle Explanation: or "has suddenly found a key piece of the universe puzzle" if you would like to deviate a little ... |
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that great cosmic game that is the universe Explanation: I think if you like out the universe it just sounds like a great cosmic game as if people are supposed to know what that is; IMHO the scientist is likening the universe and its workings to a great game on a cosmic scale. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2010-06-12 15:23:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the universe and its workings probably, who knows |
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the great cosmic joke Explanation: IMO -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 56 mins (2010-06-12 10:06:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I've heard this phrase frequently and it's what immediately came to mind. It's definitely a "pop philosophy" phrase, which might make sense in this context. Also, a quick google search yields 120,000 hits for the phrase, which says something about its frequency of use. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2010-06-12 16:26:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, I thought that you meant that "cosmic game" was not right in the context, so I crossed it out as a possibility! What is the nature of the scientist's "a-ha" moment? If on figuring out whatever he figured out he felt duped, or tricked, or foolish, or made the fool, or something along those lines, "joke" might be it. But if his "a-ha" moment made him feel like he was playing a part in something, then "game" might be it. Hmmm... |
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cosmic interplay of the universe Explanation: I would keep both 'cosmic' and 'universe'. As I read this 'cosmic' is about the scale into which the scientist entered the 'game' within the larger setting of the universe; that is, it was not just a local aberration or phenomenon. For 'gioco' 'game' would probably work; I do not like 'joke' at all, as that carries nihilistic interpretive baggage that I do not see in the original. I chose 'interplay' as a more neutral term, an attempt to step back from the implications of 'game' as carried out between specific actors for determined ends, as an expression of some sort of teleology. My understanding of the essentially Hindu worldview expressed in the "danza di Shiva" is that it is more impersonal than the Judeo-Christian worldview or the Greek myths of the gods, for example, but less reductive than is usually associated with Western naturalism. |
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cosmic play (of the universe) Explanation: Isn't (a) game essentially (a form of) play ? http://tinyurl.com/2wks8fr Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00430... |
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cosmic maze of the universe Explanation: Using this idea "going beyond mental boundaries of the rational in order to reach a breakthrough - at the same time achieving a quasi-mystical state" - this is getting close to transcendence, and with the idea of 'games' and 'boundaries' with an eventual 'breakthrough' - the best metaphor I can think of - in English - is 'maze'. If it was a question of emphasizing the 'play' part - I might switch 'maze' to 'playground' but that'd belittle the subject. I feel mazes can be joyful fun places - playful, yet, places of potential fear and confusion, mimicing the mysticism of Shiva's dance. |
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