English translations of the aphorisms of Nicolás Gómez Dávila
December 7, 2010
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Indoctrinating experts is notoriously easy. The expert, in effect, attributes to every emphatic dictum the same authority as he attributes to the procedures he follows.
Adoctrinar técnicos es notoriamente fácil. El técnico, en efecto, le atribuye a todo dictamen enfático la misma autoridad que a las recetas que aplica.
The Spanish word translated here as "experts" is técnicos; thus, in Spanish the idea of expertise is closely connected to the idea of technical knowledge.
The original Spanish is:
ReplyDeleteAdoctrinar técnicos es notoriamente fácil.
El técnico, en efecto, le atribuye a todo dictamen enfático la misma autoridad que a las recetas que aplica.
The Spanish word translated here as "experts" is técnicos; thus, in Spanish the idea of expertise is closely connected to the idea of technical knowledge.