Ricœur’s Extended Hermeneutic Translation Theory: Metaphysics, Narrative, Ethics, Politics

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose the structural outline and conceptual framework of a Ricœurian translation theory. Following a discussion on the ambiguities around situating Ricœur in translation theory, three major interlinked components of the theory are explored. First, the metaphysics of meaning and translation is established based on Ricœur’s hermeneutics of infinitude. Then, the language-processing component is constructed through an incorporation of Ricœur’s narrative theory. Finally, the ethics and politics of translation, particularly in globalization, are founded based on Ricœur’s “age of hermeneutics theory.”

Keywords

• Ricœur’s Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Translation Theory, Narrative