verbindlich

English translation: authoritative

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German term or phrase:	verbindlich
English translation:	authoritative
Entered by:	Eric Zink

12:34 Oct 30, 2012

German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / philosophy of aesthetics

German term or phrase: verbindlich

"Mit dem Terminus Urteil ist die subjektive Unverbindlichkeit mehr oder weniger aufgehoben, und ein Moment der Allgemeingültigkeit ist erreicht. Das ästhetische Geschmacksurteil ist kein logisch begründbares aus dem Begriff des Schönen abgeleitetes Urteil,
'es beruht einzig und allein auf dem Empfindungsvermögen des Subjekts und erwartet dennoch Zustimmung, beansprucht eine spezifische Folgerichtigkeit und Notwendigkeit, will also nicht beliebig sein, sondern verbindlich.'

What is the opposite of arbitrary? Something that means "demanding the assent of logice". My thesaurus isn't helping me find a term for this context.

Eric Zink KudoZ activity Questions: 35 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 28
Local time: 00:18

mandatory

Explanation:
IMHO

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Note added at 8 days (2012-11-08 07:38:41 GMT) Post-grading
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good! thank you!

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Anna Zebina
Sweden
Local time: 00:18

Grading comment

Thanks. This works well.
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Summary of answers provided

3 +4

authoritative

Steve Kerry

3 +1

absolute

Helen Shiner

rational/legitimate/logical

Ramey Rieger (X)

dependent or reasoned

Edwin Miles

mandatory

Anna Zebina

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

authoritative

Explanation:
.. is my suggestion, i.e. not just "snatched out of the air" but based on the authority of reason or source material.

Steve Kerry
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of:

English

25 mins confidence:

rational/legitimate/logical

Explanation:
are opposites of arbitrary

Also:

definitive/defined

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 00:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

dependent or reasoned

Explanation:
...or rational (was my first thought, but Ramey stole my thunder on that one!)

Edwin Miles
Germany
Local time: 00:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 3

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

absolute

Explanation:
Not a precise translation in general terms but taken in context. Aesthetic judgment is not something, the author argues, that can be based on logic, but it demands to be considered absolute. I am not sure 'authoritative' is necessarily quite right, because that is prescriptive. I think we need something than means 'obligatory' (verbindlich).

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

2 hrs confidence:

mandatory

Anna Zebina
Sweden
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks. This works well.

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