LBR 05: Philosophy for Translators
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Philosophy for Translators
An Arabic-English Reader
Ali Almanna
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
Philosophy for Translators: An Arabic-English Reader presents carefully selected philosophical texts originally composed in English and drawn from authentic sources. These texts have been thoughtfully translated into Arabic, offering readers a bilingual format that serves both pedagogical and intellectual purposes. While the volume is likely to appeal to a broad spectrum of readers with an interest in philosophy and translation, it is primarily designed for students engaged in Arabic-English translation studies.
Providing Arabic translations alongside the original English texts can greatly aid readers—especially those who are less fluent in English—in understanding complex philosophical ideas, thereby helping to make significant philosophical discussions more accessible to the Arabic-speaking academic world and beyond.
With this goal in mind, the auhtor sought to create a reader-oriented translation—one that is readable, accessible, idiomatic, authentic, and well-structured, with all elements working together to achieve the text’s natural and engaging flow. To achieve this objective, a range of local translation strategies were employed—including addition, omission, restructuring, modulation, re-narrating, editing, integrating, condensing, expanding, etc.—each chosen based on the specific demands of the text. These techniques allowed for greater flexibility in rendering meaning, preserving nuance, and enhancing the overall coherence and natural flow of the translation.
Each chapter closes with a wide-ranging selection of exercises.
ISBN 9783962060565. LINCOM Bilingual Readers 05. 138pp. 2025.
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