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ponendo in esergo

English translation: put in exergue, place in exergue

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Italian term or phrase:ponendo in esergo
English translation:put in exergue, place in exergue
Entered by: 00000000 (X)

19:21 Aug 27, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / philosophy
Italian term or phrase: ponendo in esergo
I have no idea what this means in Italian. here's a little context:

ponendo in esergo ad "Essere e Tempo" un’espressione del Sofista platonico, egli (Heidegger) nota come tutti siamo certi di sapere cosa significhi "essente" ma di fatto non lo sappiamo.
Federica Masante
Local time: 08:59
put in exergue, place in exergue
Explanation:
Heidegger in "Being and Time" put a quotation of the Platonician Sophist at the very beginning of the book. Exergues are usually placed up on the right of the page in smaller print.

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Note added at 39 mins (2003-08-27 20:01:08 GMT)
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I forgot to talk about the metaphorical meaning. The exergue sets a mood, a tonem, so by placing the Sophist\'s quotation in exergue, Heidegger prepares the reader for unsettling questions. (This is not a translation but an explanation.)
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5 +2put in exergue, place in exergue
00000000 (X)
3placing on the opening page
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placing on the opening page


Explanation:
Thus, it is no fluke that on the opening page Being and Time is a quote from the Sophist. It is Heidegger's belief that the great insight into the nature of being is to be found in the very character of truth.


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Grace Anderson
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Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: English
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
put in exergue, place in exergue


Explanation:
Heidegger in "Being and Time" put a quotation of the Platonician Sophist at the very beginning of the book. Exergues are usually placed up on the right of the page in smaller print.

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Note added at 39 mins (2003-08-27 20:01:08 GMT)
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I forgot to talk about the metaphorical meaning. The exergue sets a mood, a tonem, so by placing the Sophist\'s quotation in exergue, Heidegger prepares the reader for unsettling questions. (This is not a translation but an explanation.)

00000000 (X)
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