Aug 12, 2014 00:28
9 yrs ago
French term

l'element objectif

French to English Art/Literary Philosophy
Philosophy text.

"Meme si nous partons de l'element objectif, nous constatons toujours que le paradigme est epuise."

"Even if we start from the end / goal" ... is this the sense of l'element objectif here?

Thanks for your help in advance!
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Discussion

Melissa McMahon Aug 12, 2014:
Any reason why not "objective element"? Context again would help.

Proposed translations

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the objective element

It sounds correct but philosophy is, absolutely, not my field.
Peer comment(s):

agree Melissa McMahon
15 mins
agree Verginia Ophof
1 hr
agree philgoddard
2 hrs
agree Lisa Jane
1 day 9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
31 days

the objective element

The objective element seems right to me too.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

> "Even if we start from the end / goal" ... is this the sense of l'element objectif here?

Nope. I struggle to grasp the exact meaning of the sentence, despite I am French, but this is definitely not the right translation ...
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