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"pig philosophy"

Greek translation: η φιλοσοφία των χοίρων/η φιλοσοφία του γουρουνιού

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English term or phrase:"pig philosophy"
Greek translation:η φιλοσοφία των χοίρων/η φιλοσοφία του γουρουνιού
Entered by: d_vachliot (X)

14:07 May 9, 2009
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / History
English term or phrase: "pig philosophy"
Epicureanism was founder in Athens bu Epicurus (d. 270), who maintained that pleasure was the only good, the beginning and the end of the blessed life, but that the genuine pleasant blessed life must be a life of prudence, honour and justice. The system was criticized as a "pig philosophy", having for motto "eat and drink for tomorrow you die".
Tania Gkagkali
Local time: 03:19
φιλοσοφία των χοίρων
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Note added at 32 mins (2009-05-09 14:39:41 GMT)
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Ίσως και χοιροειδής.
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d_vachliot (X)
Local time: 03:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5φιλοσοφία των χοίρων
d_vachliot (X)
4η φιλοσοφία του Επίκουρου (see explanation below)
Ellen Kraus
3φιλοσοφία της ηδονής
Marina Koutraki


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
φιλοσοφία των χοίρων


Explanation:
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Note added at 32 mins (2009-05-09 14:39:41 GMT)
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Ίσως και χοιροειδής.

d_vachliot (X)
Local time: 03:19
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Lingris: Το πρώτο, του τίτλου. Με εναλλακτικές "η φιλοσοφία του χοίρου" και "η φιλοσοφία του γουρουνιού". (Οπωσδήποτε καλύτερη από τη γρίπη των χοίρων :)
33 mins
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agree  Dora Evagelinaki: Συμφωνώ, γιατί όχι και "φιλοσοφία του γουρουνιού", μιας και "τρώω σαν γουρούνι" :)
46 mins
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agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 hr
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agree  Efi Maryeli (X)
2 hrs
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agree  Vasileios Paraskevas
3 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
η φιλοσοφία του Επίκουρου (see explanation below)


Explanation:
since I didn´t come across a single ghit for the Greek equivalent of pig philosophy, I´ve come to the conclusion that this term in unknown in Greek.that´s why I suggest Epicur´s philosophy,

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nick Lingris: You are missing the point, Ellen. 'Pig' has to stay.
15 mins
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
φιλοσοφία της ηδονής


Explanation:
συμφωνώ με την Ellen - έχω σπουδάσει φιλοσοφία και δεν έχω ξανακούσει αυτόν τον όρο για την Επικούρεια φιλοσοφία! Ανακαλώ ευχαρίστως αν κάποιος παραθέσει πηγή αναφοράς από έγκυρο ελληνικό βιβλίο!! Τάνια κατά τη γνώμη μου θα πρέπει να αξιολογήσεις τη μεταφορική έννοια του 'pig' στα αγγλικά, κατά πόσο έχει την ίδια μεταφορική έννοια και στα ελληνικά.

Marina Koutraki
Greece
Local time: 03:19
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nick Lingris: Ο όρος δημιουργήθηκε από τον Καρλάιλ σε σχέση με τον ωφελιμισμό του Μπένθαμ. Λεπτομέρειες που δεν διδάσκονται στα ελληνικά πανεπιστήμια. Είπε: "If mine is a pig’s destiny, why may I not hold this ‘pig philosophy’?"
6 hrs
  -> ευχαριστώ για το σχόλιο, δεν μου ήταν γνωστό, εφόσον είναι χαρακτηρισμός του Κάρλαιλ συμφωνώ με το "φιλοσοφία του γουρουνιού".
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