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On Translation (Hardcover)
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On Translation (Hardcover)
Series: Thinking in Action
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Paul Ricoeur was one of the most important philosophers of the
twentieth century. In this short and accessible book, he turns to a
topic at the heart of much of his work: What is translation and why
is it so important? Reminding us that The Bible, the Koran, the
Torah and the works of the great philosophers are often only ever
read in translation, Ricoeur reminds us that translation not only
spreads knowledge but can change its very meaning. In spite of
these risk, he argues that in a climate of ethnic and religious
conflict, the art and ethics of translation are invaluable. Drawing
on interesting examples such as the translation of early Greek
philosophy during the Renaissance, the poetry of Paul Celan and the
work of Hannah Arendt, he reflects not only on the challenges of
translating one language into another but how one community speaks
to another. Throughout, Ricoeur shows how to move through life is
to navigate a world that requires translation itself. Paul Ricoeur
died in 2005. He was one of the great contemporary French
philosophers and a leading figure in hermeneutics, psychoanalytic
thought, literary theory and religion.
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