72 Pages
by Routledge

72 Pages
by Routledge

72 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Introduction: Ricoeur’s philosophy of translation, 1. Translation as challenge and source of happiness, 2. The paradigm of translation, 3. A ‘passage’: translating the untranslatable, Notes, Index

Biography

Ricoeur, Paul

'One of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of his generation.' - The Daily Telegraph