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desiderio di sapere

English translation: desire for knowledge

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Italian term or phrase:desiderio di sapere
English translation:desire for knowledge
Entered by: Alessandra Zuin

16:12 Dec 31, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / Essay (ancient philosophy
Italian term or phrase: desiderio di sapere
Ciao a tutti,
in ambito filosofico posso parlare di "desire of knowledge"? O si usa un termine "diverso", più preciso...?
Contesto:

La finzione, così intesa, può pertanto svolgere un ruolo solo laddove il **desiderio di sapere** ecceda la volontà della sua comunicazione

Mille grazie a tutti quanti interverranno (e buon 2013!)
Alessandra Zuin
Local time: 19:22
desire for knowledge
Explanation:
not "desire to know".

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-12-31 16:18:00 GMT)
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(see Aristotle)
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:22
Grading comment
Thank you very much Tom
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6desire for knowledge
Tom in London
4will to knowledge
Thomas Roberts
4thirst for knowledge
Michael Korovkin


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
desire for knowledge


Explanation:
not "desire to know".

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-12-31 16:18:00 GMT)
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(see Aristotle)

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you very much Tom

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fiona Grace Peterson
18 mins
agree  Helena Grahn
46 mins
agree  Isabelle Johnson
1 hr
agree  James (Jim) Davis
1 hr
agree  philgoddard: "Desire to know" is fine as well.
6 hrs
agree  leucippa
4 days
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
will to knowledge


Explanation:
This would be the appropriate term if this is a reference to Nietzsche or Foucault.

Thomas Roberts
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thirst for knowledge


Explanation:
A slightly less literal, but very widely used, rendering.

Gives you an additional advantage by freeing "desire" – to be used for "volontà" later in the phrase instead of a bit preposterous "will" you'd be forced to use, having already expended the term "desire".

Like this, you could write: "...thirst for knowledge exceeds the desire to communicate it"

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 44
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