tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 17 11:25:38 1996
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Re: Any philosophers out there?
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Any philosophers out there?
- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 96 14:25:14 EDT
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:34:18 -0700. <[email protected]>
[email protected] writes:
\ qaSDI' 96-07-17 02:49:52 EDT, jatlh peHruS:
\
\ > << jIQubtaH, vaj jIH.>>
\ >
\ > I'm going for: jIQubtaH, vaj jItaH.
\ >
\ > Ref. Hamlet taH pagh taHbe'
Apart from SuStel's philosophical argument, {taH} does *not* mean
"exist" - it means "continue, go on, endure". Hamlet's asking if he should
continue to put up with life, not if he should suddenly start existing
where he hasn't before.
However, I don't see the fundamental difference between "I am" and
"I exist". The separation of the self from the universe is inherent in
the existence of the "I" - without that separation, there would be no
"I". So I find that "I think, therefore I exist" is a perfectly valid
rendering of "Cogito ergo sum".
For Klingon, I would make use of {mo'}:
{jIQubmo' jIH} "Because I think, I am."
{jIQubtaH, vaj jIH} could be construed as "I am thinking. I am a warrior".
-marqoS
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