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se thématise

English translation: is thematized

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French term or phrase:se thématise
English translation:is thematized
Entered by: John Holland

16:00 Dec 21, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
French term or phrase: se thématise
From a philosphy paper:

L’ousia est la retraite inaccessible de l’être, déjà là, alors que l’energeia constitue ce que la pensée peut en saisir. Une telle manifestation intelligible *se thématise* à partir du paradigme de la phénoménalité sensible : certains actes sensibles (la blancheur de la césure, la froideur de la neige) révèlent l’essence en soi des choses.

I found this definition of thématiser in philosophy:

faire de quelque chose une question pour l'esprit

Any suggestions besides thematize?
tatyana000
Local time: 19:13
is thematized
Explanation:
Here is the definition of "thematiser" as a philosophical term in the TLF (From http://www.cnrtl.fr/lexicographie/th�matiser? ):

"THÉMATISER, verbe trans.

A. − PHILOS. Rendre thématique, prendre comme thème de l'activité mentale, comme objet intentionnel (d'apr. Foulq. 1971). La négritude, comme la liberté est point de départ et terme ultime: il s'agit de la faire passer de l'immédiat au médiat, de la thématiser (Sartre, Orphée noir ds Anthologie de la nouv. poés. nègre et malg. par. L. S. Senghor, 1948, p. XXIII).
− Au passif ou au part. passé. Tout d'abord l'avenir est rarement « représenté ». Et quand il l'est, comme dit Heidegger, il est thématisé et cesse d'être mon avenir, pour devenir l'objet indifférent de ma représentation (Sartre, Être et Néant, 1943, p. 169). Rien ici n'est thématisé. Ni l'objet ni le sujet ne sont posés (Merleau-Ponty, Phénoménol. perception, 1945, p. 279)."

Here I think we are concerned with the passive use (and note that there is no other meaning to the pronominal form), so the thing to do is to see how the English translators of the two works mentioned - Être et Néant and Phénoménologie de la perception - dealt with the term.

Here are the translations of the two references:

"In the first place the future is seldom "represented." When it is, then as Heidegger says, it is thematized and ceases to become my future in order to become the indifferent object of my representation."
Sartre, Jean-Paul. Being and Nothingness. Translated by Hazel E. Barnes. Washington Square Press, 1993. p. 180.

"Nothing here is thematized. Neither the object not the subject is posited."
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. Phenomenology of Perception. Translated by Donald Landes.Routledge, 2012. p. 251.

So, "thematized" would be a pretty good option, I'd say.

Further, the following definition seems quite close to the one at the TLF (although it says it's a term from linguistics):
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thematize

And it seems that there are not a lot of synonyms for "thematize":
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/spellcheck/english-thesauru...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/thematize?s=t

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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2012-12-23 05:55:40 GMT)
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Typo:
The second sentence in the translated quote from Merleau-Ponty should read:
"Neither the object nor the subject..."
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John Holland
France
Local time: 19:13
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Thanks! You've convinced me.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1is thematized
John Holland
3 +1(may be) categorized
DLyons
3is food for thought
SafeTex
2orients its discourse
Laurence Fogarty


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(may be) categorized


Explanation:
Or "classified, classed"

DLyons
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PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jeffrey Lewis: The sentence is gobbledygook but I can't vote for "thematized" as an English word.
4 days
  -> Thanks Jeffrey :-)
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orients its discourse


Explanation:
a suggestion.

Laurence Fogarty
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is food for thought


Explanation:
Hello

I'm giving this answer in response to what you found in the dictionary and asked for (a similar phrase).

SafeTex
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
is thematized


Explanation:
Here is the definition of "thematiser" as a philosophical term in the TLF (From http://www.cnrtl.fr/lexicographie/th�matiser? ):

"THÉMATISER, verbe trans.

A. − PHILOS. Rendre thématique, prendre comme thème de l'activité mentale, comme objet intentionnel (d'apr. Foulq. 1971). La négritude, comme la liberté est point de départ et terme ultime: il s'agit de la faire passer de l'immédiat au médiat, de la thématiser (Sartre, Orphée noir ds Anthologie de la nouv. poés. nègre et malg. par. L. S. Senghor, 1948, p. XXIII).
− Au passif ou au part. passé. Tout d'abord l'avenir est rarement « représenté ». Et quand il l'est, comme dit Heidegger, il est thématisé et cesse d'être mon avenir, pour devenir l'objet indifférent de ma représentation (Sartre, Être et Néant, 1943, p. 169). Rien ici n'est thématisé. Ni l'objet ni le sujet ne sont posés (Merleau-Ponty, Phénoménol. perception, 1945, p. 279)."

Here I think we are concerned with the passive use (and note that there is no other meaning to the pronominal form), so the thing to do is to see how the English translators of the two works mentioned - Être et Néant and Phénoménologie de la perception - dealt with the term.

Here are the translations of the two references:

"In the first place the future is seldom "represented." When it is, then as Heidegger says, it is thematized and ceases to become my future in order to become the indifferent object of my representation."
Sartre, Jean-Paul. Being and Nothingness. Translated by Hazel E. Barnes. Washington Square Press, 1993. p. 180.

"Nothing here is thematized. Neither the object not the subject is posited."
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. Phenomenology of Perception. Translated by Donald Landes.Routledge, 2012. p. 251.

So, "thematized" would be a pretty good option, I'd say.

Further, the following definition seems quite close to the one at the TLF (although it says it's a term from linguistics):
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thematize

And it seems that there are not a lot of synonyms for "thematize":
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/spellcheck/english-thesauru...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/thematize?s=t

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2012-12-23 05:55:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Typo:
The second sentence in the translated quote from Merleau-Ponty should read:
"Neither the object nor the subject..."


John Holland
France
Local time: 19:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks! You've convinced me.

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agree  kashew
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