June 8, 2014 DOR ( ROMANIAN ) …dor suggests the impossibility of attaining that object in this life. The tension is positive, but the desire remains unsatisfied and fulfillment impossible. The geometrical figure that best illustrates this tension is the asymptote. All Excerpts From Cassin, Barbara. “Dictionary of Untranslatables: A Philosophical Lexicon.” Princeton University Press, 2014. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright.
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