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amis de la bonne philosophie

English translation: lovers of good philosophy

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French term or phrase:amis de la bonne philosophie
English translation:lovers of good philosophy
Entered by: janepar

11:33 Mar 25, 2016
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French term or phrase: amis de la bonne philosophie
Cette partie était si peu spongieuse que j'en ai fait plusieurs bagues que j'ai offertes à des amis de la bonne philosophie

I am struggling with this phrase! It is referring to a fragment of bone which the writer had made into a ring ie This fragment was so compact/dense that I had several rings made out of it which I gave to some good friends? some fellow philosopher friends?

It is 'de la bonne philosophie' in this contact I am finding difficulty with. It is from a piece about Descartes, the French philosopher.
janepar
Local time: 22:43
lovers of good philosophy
Explanation:
See Katherine Rutter's helpful context in the discussion box. The bones are those of Descartes.

I don't think it's anything to do with "right" or "Cartesian" - it just means "good".
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you all so much - this phrase fits well and I enjoyed the discussion too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3lovers of good philosophy
philgoddard
4right philosophy lovers
Francois Boye
3Cartesian philosophy /sound ways of thinking
DLyons


Discussion entries: 5





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la bonne philosophie
Cartesian philosophy /sound ways of thinking


Explanation:
So people in accord with, proponents of ...

Bayle and others used the term in this sense. With Descates himself "sound philosophy" is probably more appropriate.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 21:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you - I also liked sound philosophy too as an alternative.

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
right philosophy lovers


Explanation:
People who love right philosophy; with right having a Cartesian meaning (clear, rational, deductive, logically flawless)

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 16:43
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for your suggestion. The Cartesian allusion has made me want to start looking at Descartes again!

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
lovers of good philosophy


Explanation:
See Katherine Rutter's helpful context in the discussion box. The bones are those of Descartes.

I don't think it's anything to do with "right" or "Cartesian" - it just means "good".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Thank you all so much - this phrase fits well and I enjoyed the discussion too.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katherine Rutter
7 mins
neutral  DLyons: A piece of his bone was given to people who admired his philosophy.// No, that's for the asker to check - it's only a matter Googling e.g. https://www.google.ie/search?num=100&q="la+bonne+philosophie"+Descartes
11 mins
  -> Maybe, but you haven't provided any references for this :-)
neutral  Francois Boye: Did you read the indications provided by Asker?
1 hr
  -> If you mean the context, yes.
agree  sktrans
2 hrs
agree  Charles Davis: I don't think it should be translated as Cartesian philosophy. "True philosophy" is a possibility, I think, but "good philosophy" is perfectly acceptable.
3 hrs
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