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1) Общая лексика: (договор на) цикл лекций2) Реклама: выступление (например, с лекцией) -
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1. noun(talking) Sprechen, dasnot be on speaking terms with somebody — nicht [mehr] mit jemandem reden
2. adverbspeaking clock — (Brit.) telefonische Zeitansage
strictly/roughly/generally/legally speaking — genaugenommen/grob gesagt/im allgemeinen/aus juristischer Sicht
* * *1) (involving speech: a speaking part in a play.) Sprech-...2) (used in speech: a pleasant speaking voice.) Sprech-...* * *speak·ing[ˈspi:kɪŋ]unaccustomed as I am to public \speaking... ungeübt wie ich es bin, in der Öffentlichkeit zu reden...II. adj attr, inv1. (able to speak) sprechend\speaking tour Vortragsreihe f\speaking voice Sprechstimme f\speaking likeness verblüffende Ähnlichkeit4.they are no longer on \speaking with each other sie reden nicht mehr miteinander* * *['spiːkɪŋ]1. n(= act of speaking) Sprechen nt; (= speeches) Reden plthe art of speaking — die Redekunst
2. adj attrdoll sprechend, Mama- (inf); (fig) likeness verblüffendto be within speaking distance —
I have a speaking engagement later today — ich muss heute noch eine Rede halten
* * *A adj (adv speakingly)1. sprechend, redend:speaking! TEL am Apparat!;Brown speaking! TEL (hier) Brown!;the English-speaking countries die englischsprachigen oder Englisch sprechenden Länder;speaking acquaintance flüchtige(r) Bekannte(r);have a speaking knowledge of eine Sprache (nur) sprechen können; → academic.ru/74139/term">term A 102. (adverbial) gesprochen:4. Sprech…, Sprach…:speaking voice Sprechstimme f5. Vortrags…:B s Sprechen n, Reden n:speaking in tongues BIBEL, REL Zungenreden* * *1. noun(talking) Sprechen, dasnot be on speaking terms with somebody — nicht [mehr] mit jemandem reden
2. adverbspeaking clock — (Brit.) telefonische Zeitansage
strictly/roughly/generally/legally speaking — genaugenommen/grob gesagt/im allgemeinen/aus juristischer Sicht
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1. n дело, занятие2. n обязательство; обещание3. n юр. формальное обязательство, соглашение4. n обручение, помолвка5. n приглашение; встреча; свидание; договорённость6. n ангажемент; контракт7. n воен. стычка, бой, схватка8. n тех. зацепление; сцепление9. n тех. сцепляющий механизм10. n тех. соединениеСинонимический ряд:1. betrothal (noun) betrothal; betrothing; betrothment; espousal; troth2. conflict (noun) action; affair; battle; brush; combat; conflict; contest; encounter; sortie3. employment (noun) employment; engaging; hire; hiring4. meeting (noun) agreement; appointment; assignation; date; interview; meeting; rendezvous; tryst5. promise (noun) plight; promise; word -
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[ınʹgeıdʒmənt] n1. дело, занятие2. 1) обязательство; обещаниеto meet one's engagements - выполнять обязательства, платить долги
to break an engagement - нарушить обязательство /обещание/
2) юр. формальное обязательство, соглашение3. обручение, помолвкаto announce the engagement of X to Y - объявить о помолвке X с Y
4. (принятое) приглашение; (назначенная) встреча; свидание; договорённость (о встрече)we had an engagement to play golf at 4 - мы договорились играть в гольф в 4 часа
a prior engagement prevents my attendance - я не смогу быть из-за другого /ранее принятого/ приглашения
engagements keep him busy - ему вечно надо куда-то идти /с кем-то встречаться/
owing to pressing engagements I am unable to attend - в связи с большой занятостью я не смогу присутствовать
5. ангажемент; контракт (на выступления и т. п.)the manager offered her an engagement of one performance - директор предложил ей контракт /ангажемент/ на одно выступление
6. воен. стычка, бой, схватка7. тех.1) зацепление; сцепление2) сцепляющий механизм8. соединение (оружия; фехтование)♢
the Engagement - ист. тайный договор Карла I с шотландскими пресвитерианами -
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n1) заняття; діло, справа; робота3) pl зобов'язання4) юр. формальне зобов'язання, угода5) заручини6) обов'язок7) військ. сутичка, бій8) тех. зачеплення; зчеплення; зчіпний механізм* * *n1) справа, заняття2) зобов'язання; обіцянка; юp. формальне зобов'язання, угода3) заручення, заручини4) ( прийняте) запрошення; ( призначена) зустріч; побачення; домовленість ( про зустріч)5) ангажемент; контракт ( на виступи)speaking engagement — ( договір на) цикл лекцій
6) вiйcьк. сутичка, бій7) тex. зачеплення; зчеплення; зчіпний механізм8) з'єднання, схрещення ( фехтування) -
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n1) справа, заняття2) зобов'язання; обіцянка; юp. формальне зобов'язання, угода3) заручення, заручини4) ( прийняте) запрошення; ( призначена) зустріч; побачення; домовленість ( про зустріч)5) ангажемент; контракт ( на виступи)speaking engagement — ( договір на) цикл лекцій
6) вiйcьк. сутичка, бій7) тex. зачеплення; зчеплення; зчіпний механізм8) з'єднання, схрещення ( фехтування) -
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дело; занятие; обязательство; встреча; приглашение♦ speaking engagement выступление (напр. с лекцией) -
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ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt дело, занятие обязательство;
обещание - to meet one's *s выполнять обязательства, платить долги - to break an * нарушить обязательство (юридическое) формальное обязательство, соглашение - international * международное обязательство - to enter into an * принимать на себя обязательство обручение, помолвка - to announce the * of X to Y объявить о помолвке Х с Y - to break off one's * расторгнуть помолвку (принятое) приглашение;
(назначенная) встреча;
свидание;
договоренность( о встрече) - to call off an * отменить встречу - we had an * to play golf at 4 мы договорились играть в гольф в 4 часа - a prior * prevents my attendance я не смогу быть из-за другого приглашения - *s keep him busy ему вечно надо куда-то идти - owing to pressing *s I am unable to attend в связи с большой занятостью я не смогу присутствовать ангажемент;
контракт( на выступления) - speaking * (договор на) цикл лекций - the manager offered her an * of one performance директор предложил ей контракт на одно выступление( военное) стычка, бой, схватка( техническое) зацепление;
сцепление( техническое) сцепляющий механизм соединение( оружия;
фехтование) - double * двойная перемена соединения > the E. (историческое) тайный договор Карла I с шотландскими пресвитерианами audit ~ участие в ревизии cancel an ~ аннулировать обязательство cancel an ~ отменять договоренность о встрече cancel an ~ отменять принятое приглашение engagement воен. бой, стычка ~ дело, занятие ~ дело ~ договоренность ~ занятие, дело ~ занятие ~ тех. зацепление ~ личный наем ~ обязательство;
to meet one's engagements выполнять свои обязательства;
платить долги ~ обязательство ~ помолвка ~ приглашение ~ свидание, встреча;
приглашение ~ соглашение ~ формальное обязательство ~ attr. обручальный;
engagement ring обручальное кольцо с камнем ~ on probation назначение на должность с испытательным сроком ~ attr. обручальный;
engagement ring обручальное кольцо с камнем indemnity ~ обязательство компенсировать ущерб ~ обязательство;
to meet one's engagements выполнять свои обязательства;
платить долги without ~ без договоренности without ~ без обязательстваБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > engagement
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1) Общая лексика: речь на собрании, в парламенте (и т. п.)2) юр.Н.П. ораторское искусство (as an art), публичное выступление (as an engagement, act, or process)3) Макаров: выступления, искусство выступать перед аудиторией, речь в парламенте (и т.п.), речь на собрании (и т.п.) -
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1. transitive verbabbrechen; auflösen [Verlobung]2. intransitive verb1) abbrechen2) (cease) aufhören* * *(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) abbrechen* * *I. vt▪ to \break off off ⇆ sth1. (separate forcefully) etw abbrechen2. (terminate) etw beendento \break off off an engagement eine Verlobung lösento \break off off one's friendship with sb jdm die Freundschaft aufkündigen gehto \break off off a relationship eine Beziehung beendenhe tried to \break off it off with her er versuchte, mit ihr Schluss zu machento \break off off talks Gespräche abbrechenII. vi1. (separate) abbrechen* * *vivt sep3) twig, piece of chocolate etc abbrechen4) negotiations, relations abbrechen; engagement lösenshe's broken it off — sie hat die Verlobung gelöst
* * *A v/t2. eine Rede, eine Freundschaft etc abbrechen, Schweigen etc (unter)brechen, Schluss machen mit:break off one’s engagement seine Verlobung lösen, sich entloben;break off negotiations die Verhandlungen abbrechen3. break off work die Arbeit unterbrechen, (eine) Pause machenB v/i1. abbrechen ( from von)2. in der Rede etc (plötzlich) abbrechen3. die Arbeit unterbrechen, (eine) Pause machen:break off for tea eine Teepause machen* * *1. transitive verbabbrechen; auflösen [Verlobung]2. intransitive verbbreak it off [with somebody] — sich von jemandem trennen
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1) (snap off) [end, mast] rompersi; [handle, piece] staccarsi2) (stop speaking) interrompersi3) (pause) fare una pausa, fermarsi; break off [sth.], break [sth.] off5) (terminate) rompere [ engagement]; interrompere [conversation, negotiations]* * *(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) interrompersi* * *1. vt + adv(piece) staccare, spezzare, (talks, engagement) rompere2. vi + adv1) (twig) staccarsi2) (speaker) interrompersito break off (from doing sth) — smettere (di fare qc)* * *1) (snap off) [end, mast] rompersi; [handle, piece] staccarsi2) (stop speaking) interrompersi3) (pause) fare una pausa, fermarsi; break off [sth.], break [sth.] off5) (terminate) rompere [ engagement]; interrompere [conversation, negotiations] -
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A n1 ( fracture) fracture f ;3 ( gap) (in fence, wall) brèche f ; (in row, line) espace m ; (in circuit, chain, sequence) rupture f ; (in conversation, match) pause f ; ( in performance) entracte m ; (in traffic, procession) trou m, espace m ; a break in the clouds une éclaircie ; a break in transmission une interruption dans la retransmission ;4 Radio, TV ( also commercial break) page f de publicité ; we're going to take a break now tout de suite, une page de publicité ;5 ( pause) gen pause f ; Sch récréation f ; to take a break faire une pause ; I walked/worked for six hours without a break j'ai marché/travaillé pendant six heures sans m'arrêter ; to have a break from work arrêter de travailler ; to take ou have a break from working/driving ne plus travailler/conduire pendant un temps ; to take ou have a break from nursing/teaching arrêter le métier d'infirmière/d'enseignant pendant un temps ; I often give her a break from looking after the kids je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose ; give us a break ○ ! fiche-nous la paix ○ ! ;6 ( holiday) vacances fpl ; the Christmas break les vacances de Noël ; a weekend break in Milan un week-end à Milan ;7 fig ( departure) rupture f (with avec) ; a break with tradition/the past une rupture avec la tradition/le passé ; it's time to make a ou the break ( from family) il est temps de voler de ses propres ailes ; ( from job) il est temps de passer à autre chose ;8 ○ ( opportunity) chance f ; her big break came in 1973 1973 a été l'année de sa veine ○ ; he gave me a break il m'a donné ma chance ; a lucky break un coup de veine ○ ; a bad break des déboires mpl ; to give sb an even break donner sa chance à qn ;10 ( escape bid) to make a break for it ○ ( from prison) se faire la belle ○ ; to make a break for the door/the trees se précipiter vers la porte/les arbres ;11 Print line break fin f d'alinéa ; page break changement m de page ; paragraph break fin f de paragraphe ;13 (in snooker, pool) ( first shot) it's your break c'est à toi de casser ; ( series of shots) to make a 50 point break marquer une série de 50 points ;1 ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy] ; casser, briser [glass, plate, window] ; casser [machine] ; to break a tooth/a nail/a bone se casser une dent/un ongle/un os ; to break one's leg/arm se casser la jambe/le bras ; to break one's back lit se casser la colonne vertébrale ; I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig j'ai failli me briser les reins en déplaçant le piano ; to break one's neck lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales ; somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig quelqu'un va se casser la figure sur ces marches ○ ; she broke the bottle over his head elle lui a cassé la bouteille sur la tête ;2 (split, rupture) briser [seal] ; couper [sentence, word] ; the skin is not broken il n'y a pas de plaie ; not a ripple broke the surface of the water pas une ride ne troublait la surface de l'eau ; to break surface [diver, submarine] remonter à la surface ; the river broke its banks la rivière a débordé ;3 ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence] ; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence] ; couper [circuit, current] ; rompre [monotony, spell] ; rompre [ties, links] (with avec) ; to break one's silence sortir de son silence (on à propos de) ; to break sb's concentration déconcentrer qn ; we broke our journey in Milan nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan ; the tower breaks the line of the roof/of the horizon la tour rompt la ligne du toit/de l'horizon ; to break step rompre le pas ;4 ( disobey) enfreindre [law] ; ne pas respecter [embargo, blockade, conditions, terms] ; violer [treaty] ; désobéir à [commandment, rule] ; briser [strike] ; rompre [vow] ; manquer [appointment] ; he broke his word/promise il a manqué à sa parole/promesse ;5 (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds] ; battre [record, opponent] ; franchir [speed barrier] ; briser [class barrier] ;7 fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion] ; briser [person, resistance, determination, will] ; to break sb's spirit saper le moral de qn ; to break sb's hold over sb débarrasser qn de l'emprise de qn ; discussions which aim to break this deadlock des discussions qui visent à nous sortir de cette impasse ; to break a habit se défaire d'une habitude ;8 ( ruin) ruiner [person] ; this contract will make or break the company ( financially) ce contrat fera la fortune ou la ruine de l'entreprise ; this decision will make or break me ( personally) cette décision sera mon salut ou ma perte ;9 Equit débourrer [young horse] ;10 ( in tennis) to break sb's serve faire le break ;11 Mil casser [officer] ;12 ( decipher) déchiffrer [cipher, code] ;13 ( leave) to break camp lever le camp ;14 ( announce) annoncer [news] ; révéler [truth] ; to break the news to sb apprendre la nouvelle à qn ; break it to her gently annonce-lui la nouvelle avec douceur.1 ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, handle, tooth, string] se casser ; [plate, glass, window] se briser ; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer ; [bag] se déchirer ; china breaks easily la porcelaine se casse facilement ; the vase broke in two/into a thousand pieces le vase s'est brisé en deux/en mille morceaux ; the sound of breaking glass le bruit de verre brisé ;4 ( stop for a rest) faire une pause ;7 ( discontinue) to break with sb rompre les relations avec qn ; to break with a party/the church quitter un parti/l'église ; to break with tradition/convention rompre avec la tradition/les conventions ;8 ( weaken) their spirit never broke leur moral n'a jamais faibli ; to break under torture/interrogation céder sous la torture/l'interrogation ;9 ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer ; her voice breaks on the high notes sa voix s'éraille dans les aigus ; in a voice breaking with emotion d 'une voix brisée par l'émotion ;10 (in snooker, pool) casser.■ break away:1 ( become detached) [island, shell] se détacher (from de) ; to break away from [group, person] rompre avec [family, party, organization] ; [state] se séparer de [union] ; [animal] se détacher de [herd] ; [boat] rompre [moorings] ;2 ( escape) échapper (from à) ;3 Sport [runner, cyclist] se détacher (from de) ;▶ break away [sth], break [sth] away enlever [outer shell, casing].■ break down:1 ( stop functioning) [car, elevator, machine] tomber en panne ; we broke down on the main street nous sommes tombés en panne sur la grand-rue ;2 ( collapse) fig [alliance, coalition] éclater ; [negotiations] échouer ; [contact, communication] cesser ; [law and order] se dégrader ; [argument] ne pas tenir debout ; [system] s'effondrer ; [person] s'effondrer, craquer ; he broke down under the strain il a craqué sous la pression ;3 ( cry) fondre en larmes ;4 ( be classified) [cost findings, statistics] se décomposer (into en) ; the cost of the repair breaks down as follows le prix de la réparation se décompose ainsi ;5 ( decompose) [compound] se décomposer (en into) ;6 ( confess) ( under interrogation) céder ;▶ break [sth] down, break down [sth]1 ( demolish) lit enfoncer [door] ; démolir [fence, wall] ; fig faire tomber [barriers] ; vaincre [opposition, resistance, shyness] ;2 ( analyse) ventiler [budget, cost, expenses, statistics] ; décomposer [word] (into en) ; décomposer [data, findings] (into par) ; décomposer [argument] ;3 ( cause to decompose) décomposer [compound, gas] (into en) ; [enzyme, catalyst] dissoudre [protein, starch] ; [gastric juices] dissoudre [food].■ break even Fin rentrer dans ses frais.■ break free:■ break in1 ( enter forcibly) [thief] entrer (par effraction) ; [police] entrer de force ; the burglar broke in through a window le cambrioleur est entré par une fenêtre ;2 ( interrupt) interrompre ; ‘I don't want to go,’ he broke in ‘je ne veux pas y aller,’ a-t-il interrompu ; to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch ;▶ break [sth] in débourrer [young horse] ; assouplir [shoe] ; to break in one's glasses s'habituer à ses lunettes ;▶ break [sb] in accoutumer [qn] au travail [recruit, newcomer] ; to break sb in gently donner le temps à qn de s'accoutumer au travail.■ break into:▶ break into [sth]1 ( enter by force) entrer dans [qch] (par effraction) [building] ; forcer la portière de [car] ; forcer [safe, till] ; her car was broken into sa voiture a été cambriolée ;2 ( start to use) entamer [new packet, new bottle, banknote, savings] ;4 ( begin to do) to break into song/cheers se mettre à chanter/acclamer ; to break into peals of laughter éclater de rire ; to break into a run/gallop se mettre à courir/au galop ;5 ( make headway) [company] s'implanter sur [market] ; [person] s'introduire dans [job market] ; [person] percer dans [show business].■ break loose [dog, horse] s'échapper (from de).■ break off:2 ( stop speaking) s'interrompre ; she broke off to answer the phone elle s'est interrompue pour répondre au téléphone ;3 ( pause) faire une pause, s'arrêter ;▶ break off [sth], break [sth] off1 ( snap) casser [branch, piece, segment, mast] ;2 ( terminate) rompre [engagement, relationship, contact, negotiations, ties] ; interrompre [conversation] ; they decided to break it off (relationship, engagement) ils ont décidé de rompre ; to break off doing arrêter de faire.■ break out:1 ( erupt) [epidemic, fire] se déclarer ; [fight, panic, riot, storm] éclater ; [rash] apparaître ; to break out in a rash ou in spots [person] avoir une éruption de boutons ; [face] se couvrir de boutons ; to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer ;2 ( escape) [prisoner] s'évader ; to break out of s'échapper de [cage, prison] ; sortir de [routine, vicious circle] ; se libérer de [chains, straitjacket].▶ break through [army] faire une percée ;▶ break through [sth] percer [defences, reserve] ; franchir [barrier, cordon] ; se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; traverser [mur] ; [sun] percer [clouds].■ break up:▶ break up1 ( disintegrate) lit [wreck] se désagréger ; fig [empire] s'effondrer ; [alliance] éclater ; [group, family, couple] se séparer ; their marriage/relationship is breaking up leur mariage/relation va mal ;3 GB Sch schools break up on Friday les cours finissent vendredi ; we break up for Christmas on Tuesday pour Noël, nous finissons mardi ;▶ break [sth] up, break up [sth] ( split up) disperser [demonstrators] ; démanteler [spy ring, drugs ring] ; séparer [team, couple] ; désunir [family] ; briser [alliance, marriage] ; démembrer [empire] ; diviser [sentence, word] (into en) ; morceler [land] ; [diagrams] aérer [text] ; mettre fin à [party, fight, demonstration] ; 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And what I believe to be more important here is that I find in myself an infinity of ideas of certain things which cannot be assumed to be pure nothingness, even though they may have perhaps no existence outside of my thought. These things are not figments of my imagination, even though it is within my power to think of them or not to think of them; on the contrary, they have their own true and immutable natures. Thus, for example, when I imagine a triangle, even though there may perhaps be no such figure anywhere in the world outside of my thought, nor ever have been, nevertheless the figure cannot help having a certain determinate nature... or essence, which is immutable and eternal, which I have not invented and which does not in any way depend upon my mind. (Descartes, 1951, p. 61)Let us console ourselves for not knowing the possible connections between a spider and the rings of Saturn, and continue to examine what is within our reach. (Voltaire, 1961, p. 144)As modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe. The catastrophe consisted in the splitting up of the world into the realms of matter and mind, and the identification of "mind" with conscious thinking. The result of this identification was the shallow rationalism of l'esprit Cartesien, and an impoverishment of psychology which it took three centuries to remedy even in part. (Koestler, 1964, p. 148)It has been made of late a reproach against natural philosophy that it has struck out on a path of its own, and has separated itself more and more widely from the other sciences which are united by common philological and historical studies. The opposition has, in fact, been long apparent, and seems to me to have grown up mainly under the influence of the Hegelian philosophy, or, at any rate, to have been brought out into more distinct relief by that philosophy.... The sole object of Kant's "Critical Philosophy" was to test the sources and the authority of our knowledge, and to fix a definite scope and standard for the researches of philosophy, as compared with other sciences.... [But Hegel's] "Philosophy of Identity" was bolder. It started with the hypothesis that not only spiritual phenomena, but even the actual world-nature, that is, and man-were the result of an act of thought on the part of a creative mind, similar, it was supposed, in kind to the human mind.... The philosophers accused the scientific men of narrowness; the scientific men retorted that the philosophers were crazy. And so it came about that men of science began to lay some stress on the banishment of all philosophic influences from their work; while some of them, including men of the greatest acuteness, went so far as to condemn philosophy altogether, not merely as useless, but as mischievous dreaming. Thus, it must be confessed, not only were the illegitimate pretensions of the Hegelian system to subordinate to itself all other studies rejected, but no regard was paid to the rightful claims of philosophy, that is, the criticism of the sources of cognition, and the definition of the functions of the intellect. (Helmholz, quoted in Dampier, 1966, pp. 291-292)Philosophy remains true to its classical tradition by renouncing it. (Habermas, 1972, p. 317)I have not attempted... to put forward any grand view of the nature of philosophy; nor do I have any such grand view to put forth if I would. It will be obvious that I do not agree with those who see philosophy as the history of "howlers" and progress in philosophy as the debunking of howlers. It will also be obvious that I do not agree with those who see philosophy as the enterprise of putting forward a priori truths about the world.... I see philosophy as a field which has certain central questions, for example, the relation between thought and reality.... It seems obvious that in dealing with these questions philosophers have formulated rival research programs, that they have put forward general hypotheses, and that philosophers within each major research program have modified their hypotheses by trial and error, even if they sometimes refuse to admit that that is what they are doing. To that extent philosophy is a "science." To argue about whether philosophy is a science in any more serious sense seems to me to be hardly a useful occupation.... It does not seem to me important to decide whether science is philosophy or philosophy is science as long as one has a conception of both that makes both essential to a responsible view of the world and of man's place in it. (Putnam, 1975, p. xvii)What can philosophy contribute to solving the problem of the relation [of] mind to body? Twenty years ago, many English-speaking philosophers would have answered: "Nothing beyond an analysis of the various mental concepts." If we seek knowledge of things, they thought, it is to science that we must turn. Philosophy can only cast light upon our concepts of those things.This retreat from things to concepts was not undertaken lightly. Ever since the seventeenth century, the great intellectual fact of our culture has been the incredible expansion of knowledge both in the natural and in the rational sciences (mathematics, logic).The success of science created a crisis in philosophy. What was there for philosophy to do? Hume had already perceived the problem in some degree, and so surely did Kant, but it was not until the twentieth century, with the Vienna Circle and with Wittgenstein, that the difficulty began to weigh heavily. Wittgenstein took the view that philosophy could do no more than strive to undo the intellectual knots it itself had tied, so achieving intellectual release, and even a certain illumination, but no knowledge. A little later, and more optimistically, Ryle saw a positive, if reduced role, for philosophy in mapping the "logical geography" of our concepts: how they stood to each other and how they were to be analyzed....Since that time, however, philosophers in the "analytic" tradition have swung back from Wittgensteinian and even Rylean pessimism to a more traditional conception of the proper role and tasks of philosophy. Many analytic philosophers now would accept the view that the central task of philosophy is to give an account, or at least play a part in giving an account, of the most general nature of things and of man. (Armstrong, 1990, pp. 37-38)8) Philosophy's Evolving Engagement with Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive ScienceIn the beginning, the nature of philosophy's engagement with artificial intelligence and cognitive science was clear enough. The new sciences of the mind were to provide the long-awaited vindication of the most potent dreams of naturalism and materialism. Mind would at last be located firmly within the natural order. We would see in detail how the most perplexing features of the mental realm could be supported by the operations of solely physical laws upon solely physical stuff. Mental causation (the power of, e.g., a belief to cause an action) would emerge as just another species of physical causation. Reasoning would be understood as a kind of automated theorem proving. And the key to both was to be the depiction of the brain as the implementation of multiple higher level programs whose task was to manipulate and transform symbols or representations: inner items with one foot in the physical (they were realized as brain states) and one in the mental (they were bearers of contents, and their physical gymnastics were cleverly designed to respect semantic relationships such as truth preservation). (A. Clark, 1996, p. 1)Socrates of Athens famously declared that "the unexamined life is not worth living," and his motto aptly explains the impulse to philosophize. Taking nothing for granted, philosophy probes and questions the fundamental presuppositions of every area of human inquiry.... [P]art of the job of the philosopher is to keep at a certain critical distance from current doctrines, whether in the sciences or the arts, and to examine instead how the various elements in our world-view clash, or fit together. Some philosophers have tried to incorporate the results of these inquiries into a grand synoptic view of the nature of reality and our human relationship to it. Others have mistrusted system-building, and seen their primary role as one of clarifications, or the removal of obstacles along the road to truth. But all have shared the Socratic vision of using the human intellect to challenge comfortable preconceptions, insisting that every aspect of human theory and practice be subjected to continuing critical scrutiny....Philosophy is, of course, part of a continuing tradition, and there is much to be gained from seeing how that tradition originated and developed. But the principal object of studying the materials in this book is not to pay homage to past genius, but to enrich one's understanding of central problems that are as pressing today as they have always been-problems about knowledge, truth and reality, the nature of the mind, the basis of right action, and the best way to live. These questions help to mark out the territory of philosophy as an academic discipline, but in a wider sense they define the human predicament itself; they will surely continue to be with us for as long as humanity endures. (Cottingham, 1996, pp. xxi-xxii)10) The Distinction between Dionysian Man and Apollonian Man, between Art and Creativity and Reason and Self- ControlIn his study of ancient Greek culture, The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche drew what would become a famous distinction, between the Dionysian spirit, the untamed spirit of art and creativity, and the Apollonian, that of reason and self-control. The story of Greek civilization, and all civilizations, Nietzsche implied, was the gradual victory of Apollonian man, with his desire for control over nature and himself, over Dionysian man, who survives only in myth, poetry, music, and drama. Socrates and Plato had attacked the illusions of art as unreal, and had overturned the delicate cultural balance by valuing only man's critical, rational, and controlling consciousness while denigrating his vital life instincts as irrational and base. The result of this division is "Alexandrian man," the civilized and accomplished Greek citizen of the later ancient world, who is "equipped with the greatest forces of knowledge" but in whom the wellsprings of creativity have dried up. (Herman, 1997, pp. 95-96)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Philosophy
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1) ( snap off) [end, mast] se casser; [handle, piece] se détacher2) ( stop speaking) s'interrompre3) ( pause) faire une pausebreak off [something], break [something] off4) ( snap) casser5) ( terminate) rompre [engagement, negotiations]; interrompre [conversation]
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