Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ponerse a sí misma

English translation:

posit itself as free

Added to glossary by Charles Davis
Jul 3, 2017 21:10
7 yrs ago
Spanish term

ponerse a sí misma

Spanish to English Social Sciences Philosophy Kant in Fichte
Los ideales poskantianos se manifestaron, a su vez, en Fichte, y mostraban que la libertad no es ninguna realidad, sino un acto que se pone a sí mismo como libre, determinando al puro yo; por lo que un sistema determinista parte de lo dado y la libertad parte del ponerse a sí misma; es una especie de autocontención para ser libre
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 posit itself as free
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Jul 9, 2017 03:27: Charles Davis Created KOG entry

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posit itself as free

This must, I think, be referring to a key statement of Fichte in which he uses the German expression "sich als frei setzen", referring to the I, the self:

"Das Ich ist frei, indem und dadurch daß es sich als frei setzt, sich befreit: und es setzt sich frei, oder befreit sich, indem es frei ist.
http://www.gleichsatz.de/b-u-t/trad/fichte/jgf-WL4a.html

Compare:

"Esta primacía radicaría no solo en el hecho de que para Fichte el actuar es la forma en que el yo se “pone” como libre [...]"
https://books.google.es/books?id=RVaupswLTWIC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA...

This verb has been translated into English as "posits itself":

"The I is free inasmuch as it posits itself as free or sets itself free [sich befreit]."
https://books.google.es/books?id=3mDD4lTdHHEC&pg=PA307&lpg=P...

In other words, "poner" really means "suponer" here.

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Note added at 31 mins (2017-07-03 21:42:24 GMT)
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So the translation of the question term is "posit itself".
Peer comment(s):

agree Sophie Cherel
6 mins
Thank you, Sophie!
agree Robert Forstag : Seems pretty airtight.
7 mins
Thank you very much, Robert
agree David Hollywood : genau Charles wußte nicht, daß du auch im Deutschen Bereich tätig bist
2 hrs
Vielen Dank, David :) // Nur bis zu einem gewißen Grad; mein Deutsch is ganz elementar.
agree neilmac : Most philosophy makes me feel stupid, as I never seem to grasp what it's getting at... :(
9 hrs
I know the feeling, believe me :)
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