Here is at least one person who would greatly appreciate a full translation, since I have considered learning German just to read this and one or two other things.
I've enquired about this with some " scholars " in Europe ..
I keep hearing " it will never happen" because Klages German is too complex , plus the size of the book , plus the concern that no one will be interested in it outside of Germany / Europe ..
If the complete works of Kierkegaard can be translated (from lovely, buy highly complex Danish), and if Hegel's Science of Logic can be translated multiple times, there is no excuse. Klages' German is far simpler than Hegel's. I would translate the book, but none of the publishers I approached were interested, since they claim there would be too little interest. They are, of course, right. So, the only way I or another individual is translating the book (a multi-year project) is if an individual or organization steps up to sponsor the work. Sadly, the days of the Medici are numbered.
AI is making it possible to translate faster. One can edit and correct rapidly large sections at a time. This is very crude and inauthentic, but its better than nothing. The only alternative is to learn 19th and early 20th century German. A difficult task, I assure you.
Here is at least one person who would greatly appreciate a full translation, since I have considered learning German just to read this and one or two other things.
This needs to be translated.
I've enquired about this with some " scholars " in Europe ..
I keep hearing " it will never happen" because Klages German is too complex , plus the size of the book , plus the concern that no one will be interested in it outside of Germany / Europe ..
All which sound like lame excuses
If the complete works of Kierkegaard can be translated (from lovely, buy highly complex Danish), and if Hegel's Science of Logic can be translated multiple times, there is no excuse. Klages' German is far simpler than Hegel's. I would translate the book, but none of the publishers I approached were interested, since they claim there would be too little interest. They are, of course, right. So, the only way I or another individual is translating the book (a multi-year project) is if an individual or organization steps up to sponsor the work. Sadly, the days of the Medici are numbered.
AI is making it possible to translate faster. One can edit and correct rapidly large sections at a time. This is very crude and inauthentic, but its better than nothing. The only alternative is to learn 19th and early 20th century German. A difficult task, I assure you.
Gods forbid!