föreställningsvärld

15:42 Apr 18, 2011

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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / Philosophy of law

Swedish term or phrase: föreställningsvärld

Sentence given:
"I de följande avsnitten skall jag studera hur Küng uppfattar det globala ethos’ koppling till ett religiöst sammanhang och den mer omfattande (specifika) moraliska föreställningsvärld vi här stöter på."

Paul Lambert KudoZ activity Questions: 773 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (29 closed without grading) Answers: 243 Sweden
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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

personal philosophy

George Hopkins

conception of the world

George Hopkins

imaginary world

Helena Grahn

3 +1

world view

Tania McConaghy

3 +1

perceptual world

Sven Petersson

world of Forms/Ideas

Anna Herbst

imaginary reality

lena helson

the world of representation

Imanol

world

Thomas Johansson

field of conceptions

Kaj Genell

Discussion entries: 4

Paul Lambert

Sweden

ASKER

Thank you to all, but it is time to close this one

06:27 Apr 27, 2011

This was a tough one and I thank you all for your contributions. Some pretty heavy discussion here. Turns out the author herself has trouble with this and does not think that any of the suggestions quite fit what she is trying to convey. :( (Although, in and of themselves, I think the suggestions were well thought out and logically argued.) Thanks again.

Thomas Johansson

Peru

10:34 Apr 22, 2011

Tja, jag håller med Norstedt där, men jag håller inte med om att Platons teori skulle vara ursprunget till det svenska ordet (och för den delen inte heller att Platons ideer skulle ha gått särskilt djupt in i svenskt vardagstänkande eller ha särskilt mycket gemensamt med det heller).

Anna Herbst

Australia

Föreställningsvärld

06:53 Apr 22, 2011

Thomas, jag tror att problemet ligger i vad "föreställningsvärld" faktiskt betyder på svenska. Enligt Norstedts on-line är det ett "helt system av idéer och uppfattningar hos individ el. inom viss lära e.d." och som exempel ges "den kristna föreställningsvärlden".
Denna förklaring och det faktum att "föreställning" också kan vara synonym till "idé" gör mitt förslag till engelsk översättning lättare att förstå.
Det verkar som om Platons idéer i detta fall gått så djupt in i det svenska vardagstänkandet att ursprunget glömts.

Thomas Johansson

Peru

03:47 Apr 22, 2011

Anna asked me to explain my point here:

Ok, Anna, I'm rusty about the details, but in essence Plato's theory of forms refers to a specific theory of metaphysics and epistemology (although this is a somewhat anachronistic characterization). The theory postulates a special domain of being - "eidea" or, in translation, "ideas" or "forms" - that, according to his theory, is the basis both of being as we know it and real knowledge. The forms were, he thought, only accessible through the intellect, not through perception. They were not mere psychological or imagined phenomena, as suggested by Swedish/English "ide/idea" - but real, "objective" "beings". Considered collectively and speaking loosely, these forms can be seen as constituting a "world" parallell to the world as we know it.

Swedish "föreställningsvärld", on the other hand, is a very common Swedish word, which we use frequently without referring to Plato's theory or world of forms.

Answers

10 mins confidence:

imaginary world

Explanation:
o)

Helena Grahn
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English

2 hrs confidence:

imaginary reality

Explanation:
maybe

lena helson
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

world view

Explanation:
in this context I think world view fits well

Example sentence(s):

A worldview is a theory of the world, used for living in the world. A world view is a mental model of reality — a framework of ideas & attitudes about the world, ourselves, and life, a comprehensive system of beliefs — with answers for a wide range o

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_view
Reference: http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/views/index.html

Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of:

English

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

perceptual world

Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English

5 hrs confidence:

the world of representation

Explanation:
Kant, Schopenhauer (die Welt als Vorstellung)

"But the moral model, even in the originary scene and its ritual reproduction, belongs to the world of representation rather than that of reality; to seek to realize it in the world is (as Kant well understood) to commit a category error analogous to affirming the possibility of drawing a perfect circle on a blackboard."
http://www.anthropoetics.ucla.edu/views/vw259.htm

Imanol
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of: French

13 hrs confidence:

world of Forms/Ideas

Explanation:
The concept of the theory of Forms/Ideas or the world of Forms/Ideas comes from Plato and is beautifully explained in the Allegory of the Cave.

The Swedish is föreställningvärld or idévärld
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idévärld

Example sentence(s):

Plato's theory of Forms or theory of Ideas asserts that non-material abstract (but substantial) forms (or ideas), and not the material world of change known to us through sensation, possess the highest and most fundamental kind of reality.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_cave

Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 01:23
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English

16 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

personal philosophy

Explanation:
The answer given by 'Sv-En Prismas stora ordbok' .

George Hopkins
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of:

English

2 days 15 hrs confidence:

world

Explanation:
Could be an option. The "föreställnings-" part is implicit from the context, i.e. the fact that the text discusses Kung's ideas and theory.

Another option would be simply "ideas".

Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 10:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 4

2 days 16 hrs confidence:

conception of the world

Explanation:
I wish to alter my contribution to: 'conception of the world'. This fits the context of the sentence and the meaning of 'föreställning'.

George Hopkins
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of:

English

163 days confidence:

field of conceptions

Explanation:
tycks mig stilistiskt enkelt o tydligt

Kaj Genell
Sweden
Local time: 17:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English

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