Non-translation and translation in Heidegger, Losev, and Ortega y Gasset

The article examines the ideas of Heidegger, Losev, and Ortega y Gasset regarding possibility necessity translating philosophical texts. concept non-translation is an acknowledgment impossibility adequately reproducing a text in another language while preserving its integrity. Particularly interesting for comparison are concepts practices translation/non-translation found works written during same period (1920—1940s), which reveal numerous points contact. All three philosophers reject conventional translation, proposing instead to consider ordinary words as terms. Despite fact that such approach may make appear contradictory familiar norms, insist on violating convention. opposition translation vs related multilingual nature text, well problem hierarchy attitude towards others' one's own Losev Heidegger employ technique retrospective involves etymologizing or contextualizing texts older than translated text. Etymologization (alongside commentary) seen way transfer into different cultural system, refers humans “etymological animals”. In Losev's interpretive foreign translations other languages viewed interpretations become objects study. While repeatedly criticizes understanding communication, takes fundamentally anti-communicative position, contrary, emphasizes communication. operate with clarity: former consistently strives maximum clarity by using apophatic techniques eliminate irrelevant meanings, but more propaedeutic task; latter does not aim utilizes infinite clarification. Both approaches raise question whether criterion scientificity applicable