Reconstruction and Deconstruction of the Tower of Babel: Translation Issues from an Hermeneutic Perspective

Author: Li He
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This is a philosophical work that explores the issue of "translation" from the perspective of hermeneutics. By examining the consciousness of different forms of "origin-centered theory," it demonstrates the complex relationship between the "world of words" and the "world of concepts," as well as between "hermeneutic truth" and "logical truth." It proposes a solution to transcend the metaphysics of "being" by introducing the concept of "mediating existence" and leads to hermeneutic conclusions such as "concepts dwell in the world of words" and "concepts dwell in specific systems of thought." With the convenient lens of "translation," the book also incorporates a substantial discussion of traditional Chinese thought into the domain of hermeneutic philosophy. For readers interested in philosophy (especially hermeneutic philosophy), linguistics, traditional Chinese thought, and theories of modernity and postmodernity, this book holds significant reference value.