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Joseph Joubert

The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume II

Name: The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume II
Author: Joseph Joubert

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French

p. 4987

La chaleur, comme la douleur, est une qualité subjective (ou toute entière dans le sujet qui la ressent). La tangibilité et [la] visibilité […]ont des qualités objectives, ou résidentes dans le sujet où elles sont […]erçues. Cette distinction est fort bonne.

The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume II: 1812

p. 4988

Heat, like pain, is a subjective quality (or entirely within the subject who feels it). Tangibility and visibility [are] objective qualities, or ones residing in the subject where they are [perceived]. This distinction is very good.

T36.Subjective and objective retain their technical contrast; only subjective is italic in the source. Subject repeats in both explanations and is not changed to object. The source editor’s bracketed article [la] remains in French. English idiom uses tangibility and visibility without articles, so that article has no separate English word or bracket; the surrounding noun remains translated. Bracketed are and perceived contextually read damaged […]ont and […]erçues as sont and perçues, without restoring missing French letters. This one paragraph continues onto page 709 and is not divided there.

T384.This single paragraph continues onto 709. At the new left edge, the beginnings before ont and erçues are lost; sont and perçues are contextual possibilities only. The surviving o in ont is partly clipped but recognizable. The source-supplied [la] remains. Subjective alone is italic; objectives and the explanatory clauses are roman. Sujet occurs in both explanations and is not changed to objet from philosophical expectations. The right-edge endings of toute and visibilité are abraded but retain recognizable features; the final acute is compressed and remains qualified.

About This Reading Edition

Joubert’s notebooks return to the work of thinking and writing, the demands of friendship, and questions of faith, beauty and conduct. This edition pairs the French with a new English translation, preserving the order of the chosen source and the unfinished character of its fragments. Dates and source references allow readers to follow a thought through time or return to its printed context.

Historical Text and Translation

The French text follows André Beaunier’s 1938 edition of Les Carnets de Joseph Joubert, published by Gallimard from Joubert’s autograph manuscripts. Volume II continues the notebooks and includes seventy undated pieces. French and English are aligned paragraph by paragraph, retaining the source order, printed dates and page references so readers can return to the facsimile.

About Diotimos Editions

Diotimos Editions prepared this new English translation directly from the French, preserving Joubert’s distinctions, recurring images, ambiguities and unfinished thoughts. Translator’s notes clarify wording, references and uncertain readings: Essential keeps notes that help explain a passage, while All includes technical detail. Annotations from the 1938 source edition remain distinct from the new translator’s notes.

Rights

The linked facsimile records identify the French source as public domain in the United States. The new English translation and editorial notes are © 2026 Diotimos, with source annotations and new editorial contributions credited separately. This edition pairs the complete French notebooks with an independent English translation, preserving the distinction between Joubert’s text and its accompanying notes.