Talk:L'existentialisme est un humanisme
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[edit] Title of the book, and title of the article?
The french title is L'existentialisme est un humanisme. Though this translates very literally to 'The existentialism is a humanism', the english version, translated by Philip Mairet, is known as 'Existentialism and Humanism'. If there are any other versions with a more literal translation of the title available, please let me know. --Publunch 20:17, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I have known this book as "The Existentialism is a Humanism." It is most known as existentialism is a humanism, and therefore the title of this wiki page should be changed to the more common translation of the book. Rayana fazli 19:14, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
- I've seen both names, and I think they're both pretty common. -Seth Mahoney 19:31, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Well if they are both common, then it doesn't really matter which one we use as the title. I thought the "is a" was more common but that might be biased on my side. But it is the French translation and we should probably stick to their translation, not the English translation. Rayana fazli 20:04, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
- One possible solution is to move this article to L'existentialisme est un humanisme and make both Existentialism and Humanism and Existentialism is a Humanism redirects to that page. My copy, by the way, is called "The Humanism of Existentialism". -Seth Mahoney 20:20, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
I think I like that idea. I don't know how to redirect articles, I am sort of new to wikipedia. This is the first time I've heard the book translated as "Humanism of Existentialism." I guess it just depends on who is translating the book. Rayana fazli 21:38, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
- I can set up the redirect. I'd like to wait for a bit and see if any other editors have anything to say about it first, though. If it looks like I've totally forgotten about this page in a couple days, you can either try to set up the redirect yourself (no time to learn like the present) or leave me a message on my talk page. -Seth Mahoney 21:42, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Vote on redirect
Currently the page Existentialism is a Humanism redirects here. I proposed that we create L'existentialisme est un humanisme to hold the article and have both Existentialism is a Humanism and Existentialism and Humanism redirect there. -Seth Mahoney 22:27, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] For
- Seth Mahoney 22:27, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
- Rayana fazli 23:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
- --Sycron 23:47, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Oppose
[edit] Forlorness?
I was surprised by the use of this word. In my copy it is translated as abandonment, and indeed I assumed this was the traditional term for the idea within the Existentialist movement. It is certainly one I have seen in a number of books on the subject, whilst this is the first time I have encountered "forlorness" as an alternative. Any objections to replacing the term forlorness with abandonment? -Joemanji 22:40, 24 March 2007 (GMT)
