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Meansup Posted 12 years ago
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setence structure
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I'm wondering what role the word "perished" has in this sentence.
[ What is the origin of logic in man's head? Surely it arose out of the illogical, the realm of which must originally have been immense. But innumerable beings drew inferences in a way different from that in which we do now perished; nonetheless, they might have been closer to the truth! ] [ Gay Science, Nietzsche ], cambridge
What I think is that [ ~ in which we do now perished ] is like [ ~ in which we are now perished ]. So "do" acts like "be".
Or [ ~ in which we are now perished ] is changed to [ ~ in which we (are) now perished ] and this to [ ~ in which we do now perished ]. In this case "do" is used as helping verb to emphasize "perished".
How can we understand "perished" in this sentence?
Thanks.
I'm wondering what role the word "perished" has in this sentence.
[ What is the origin of logic in man's head? Surely it arose out of the illogical, the realm of which must originally have been immense. But innumerable beings drew inferences in a way different from that in which we do now perished; nonetheless, they might have been closer to the truth! ] [ Gay Science, Nietzsche ], cambridge
What I think is that [ ~ in which we do now perished ] is like [ ~ in which we are now perished ]. So "do" acts like "be".
Or [ ~ in which we are now perished ] is changed to [ ~ in which we (are) now perished ] and this to [ ~ in which we do now perished ]. In this case "do" is used as helping verb to emphasize "perished".
How can we understand "perished" in this sentence?
Thanks.
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meansup How can we understand "perished" in this sentence? It is a translation error. There is a missing "who" between "beings" and "drew".
- meansup How can we understand "perished" in this sentence?
- It is a translation error.
- There is a missing "who" between "beings" and "drew".
- If you consult an earlier translation, it makes sense.
- Where has logic originated in men's heads?
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meansupHow can we understand "perished" in this sentence?It is a translation error. There is a missing "who" between "beings" and "drew". If you consult an earlier translation, it makes sense.
Where has logic originated in men's heads? Undoubtedly out of the illogical, the domain of which must originally been immense. But numberless beings who reaso
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