Ontological Research on Translation (The Third Way of Translation Studies, Intersubjectivity, and the Meta-translation Constitution of Humanity)

Author: Cai Xinle
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The purpose of writing this book is to move beyond the long-standing confrontation between the "scientific view" and the "artistic view" of translation, based on personal insights. Of course, this may only be a pipe dream. However, translation theory should not merely oscillate between the instrumental and artistic theories inherent in the "scientific view" and the "artistic view," thereby falling into the quagmire of pragmatism. Diverse perspectives may open up new avenues for translation studies. What this book aims to do is to examine its historical nature and the underlying "constitutive" issues of the human element from the perspective of the relationship between translation and humans. Here, the term "constitutive" refers to the self-protective or conservative tendencies inherent in the relationship between the consciousness, transformation, and change of the human element in translation. In other words, we believe that only by acknowledging the individuality of humans can we specifically explore this translation world shaped by individuals and their differences, as well as the diverse patterns it has achieved. Therefore, in the book, we propose the concept of the "meta-translation constitution" of humans.