отoждествил всеобщее с oтдельным случаем

English translation: identifies the universal with an individual case and the particular with a million cases

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Russian term or phrase:отoждествил всеобщее с oтдельным случаем
English translation:identifies the universal with an individual case and the particular with a million cases
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

23:08 Jun 22, 2017
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
Russian term or phrase: отoждествил всеобщее с oтдельным случаем
Here's the entire sentence: "Гете отoждествил всеобщее с oтдельным случаем, а особенное с миллиoном случаев."
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My version so far: "Goethe equated the universal with one instance of chance, and the particular with a myriad of chance occurrences."
Roman M
United States
Local time: 06:11
identifies the universal with an individual case and the particular with a million cases
Explanation:
Goethe composed the aphorism around this time:
What is the universal?
The individual case.
What is the particular?
A million cases
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/30a5/f24fa5c4221e5b2835a856...

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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 06:11
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3 +1identifies the universal with an individual case and the particular with a million cases
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identifies the universal with an individual case and the particular with a million cases


Explanation:
Goethe composed the aphorism around this time:
What is the universal?
The individual case.
What is the particular?
A million cases
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/30a5/f24fa5c4221e5b2835a856...

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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 06:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
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