Dec 12, 2022 18:02
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a new possibility of humanity
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book on intraconnection
Dear colleagues,
I'm not sure about the meaning of "a new possibility of humanity" in the passage below, which is a review on a book called Intraconnected by Daniel Siegel.
Might it be a typo for "a new possibility FOR humanity"? Or maybe, "possibility" here has a different meaning, such as "idea", "concept"...
Thank you for your help!
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In an amazing dance of intellectual brilliance, heartfelt caring, and wise embrace, Dan Siegel invites us into the depth of his and our human story of development in order to examine, reflect, and melt the nature of the separate self. *** A new possibility of humanity *** arises when we authentically allow the possibility of intraconnectedness into our lives.
I'm not sure about the meaning of "a new possibility of humanity" in the passage below, which is a review on a book called Intraconnected by Daniel Siegel.
Might it be a typo for "a new possibility FOR humanity"? Or maybe, "possibility" here has a different meaning, such as "idea", "concept"...
Thank you for your help!
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In an amazing dance of intellectual brilliance, heartfelt caring, and wise embrace, Dan Siegel invites us into the depth of his and our human story of development in order to examine, reflect, and melt the nature of the separate self. *** A new possibility of humanity *** arises when we authentically allow the possibility of intraconnectedness into our lives.
Responses
+8
11 mins
Mihaela C N Plamadeala
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Works in field
United Kingdom
Ro native,BA Eng,translator,proofreader
Native in: Romanian (Variants: Romania, Transylvanian, Moldovan) 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, Romanian, and 1 more.
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a new type of humanity
To me, it sounds as if humanity may improve when we allow the possibility of interconnectedness into our lives, hence the possibility of a new type of humanity may develop.
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much, Mihaela, for your help! |
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Humanity as in humaneness, not humankind.
16 mins
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Thank you, as absolutely right!
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Anastasia Kalantzi
1 hr
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Thank you
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Anthony Putra
10 hrs
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Thank you
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Cilian O'Tuama
: As it stands, agree. Where's the factory inspector with perfect English? :-)
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Thank you
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Christopher Schröder
13 hrs
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Thank you
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AllegroTrans
15 hrs
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Thank you
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Gustavo Shintate
1 day 2 hrs
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Thank you
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Yvonne Gallagher
: don't see how "possibility" becomes "type" or what "type of humanity" means?
1 day 16 hrs
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MARINA MOTA
105 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much, Mihaela, for your help! A sincere thanks also to all other participants! As I said in the Discussion, both Mihaela's suggestion and Mark's and Clauwolf's proposals could work according to the message conveyed in the book. Actually, it could be a new "idea" of humanity, not only limited to the individual body, but also comprising something bigger, that includes all other living beings and nature, while maintaining one's own individuality.
Many many thanks!"
+3
13 mins
Mark Robertson
Native in English
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English
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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12
a new opportunity for humanity
Translators translate meaning. Verbiage often conceals an absence of meaning.
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much, Mark, for your suggestion! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
AllegroTrans
: given that most Latin languages us the poss- stem for "opprtunity" and that the text is probably a translation, this seems correct
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philgoddard
: Allegro: it's not a translation, just clumsy writing.
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airmailrpl
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Yvonne Gallagher
: makes more sense. It's humanity in the sense of humaneness so not about "type"
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Thank you Yvonne
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28 mins
A better humanity ...
:) According to the context
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Note added at 36 mins (2022-12-12 18:38:13 GMT)
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... arises when intraconnectedness is allowed into our lives.
Something like that (rephrasing is a must here)
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Note added at 36 mins (2022-12-12 18:38:13 GMT)
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... arises when intraconnectedness is allowed into our lives.
Something like that (rephrasing is a must here)
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much, Clauwolf! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Veronika Neuhold
20 hrs
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thanks
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Yvonne Gallagher
: could work
1 day 16 hrs
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thanks
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3 hrs
Oliver Simões
United States
United States
Specializes in field
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
a new dawn of humanity
In case you're looking for something more poetic.,,
a new dawn of humanity: https://www.google.com/search?q="new dawn of humanity"
a new dawn of humanity: https://www.google.com/search?q="new dawn of humanity"
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Oliver! |
Peer comment(s):
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Cilian O'Tuama
: not bad, but not here
7 hrs
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Yvonne Gallagher
: rather OTT here
1 day 13 hrs
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Discussion
So, in a sense, it may be a new idea of humanity: a human being is not only his body and his head, but also something "bigger"...
Yet, this perspective might also be an opportunity for humanity, because might help us solve urgent challenges such as social injustice and environmental destruction...
Wow, it'll be a hard job choosing one of the answers!
For now, a sincere thanks to all of you for your precious help!
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