"The question: "Can there be a soul without a body?" it contains a ridiculous judgment, which precedes the question, and which is based on the fact that the soul and the body are two different things. What would you say to a man who asked you, "Can a black cat leave a room and the color black remain?" You would think him crazy, but both questions are exactly the same.
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Alekszandr Ivanovics HerzenAll Translations
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The question: "Can there be a soul without a body?" it contains a ridiculous judgment, which precedes the question, and which is based on the fact that the soul and the body are two different things. What would you say to a man who asked you, "Can a black cat leave a room and the color black remain?" You would think him crazy, but both questions are exactly the same.
""Întrebarea: „Poate exista un suflet fără trup?” conține o judecată ridicolă, care precede întrebarea și care se bazează pe faptul că sufletul și trupul sunt două lucruri diferite. Ce i-ați spune unui om care v-ar întreba: „Poate o pisică neagră să iasă dintr-o cameră, iar culoarea neagră să rămână?” L-ați socoti nebun, însă ambele întrebări sunt absolut identice."