The essence of the question is the opening up, and keeping open, of possibilities.
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The process of translating comprises in its essence the whole secret of human understanding of the world and of social communication.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Translation is key to understanding the world and communicating socially.
In this quote, Hans-Georg Gadamer emphasizes that translation is not merely a linguistic exercise but a profound mechanism through which individuals comprehend their environment and engage with one another. He suggests that the act of translating ideas and cultures reveals the underlying truths of human experience and fosters meaningful dialogue across diverse contexts.
Themes
TranslationUnderstandingCommunicationHuman ExperienceSocial Interaction
In practice
Example use cases
In a lecture on intercultural communication, you can use this quote to highlight the importance of translation.
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For both art and the historical sciences are ways of experiencing in which our own understanding of existence is immediately brought into play.
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A cultured society that has fallen away from its religious traditions expects more from art than the aesthetic consciousness and the 'standpoint of art' can deliver. The Romantic desire for a new mythology... gives the artist and his task in the world the consciousness of a new consecration. He is something like a 'secular saviour' for his creations are expected to achieve on a small scale the propitiation of disaster for which an unsaved world hopes.
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