Some Issues of Scholarly Exegesis (In Indian Philosophy) |
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Authors: | Oetke Claus |
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Institution: | (1) Mines ParisTech, CGS-Centre de Gestion Scientifique, 60 bvd Saint-Michel, 75 272 Paris Cedex 06, France |
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Abstract: | The article deals with some facets of the phenomenon of the underdetermination of meaning by (linguistic) data which are particularly
relevant for textual exegesis in the historico-philological disciplines. The paper attempts to demonstrate that lack of relevant
information is by no means the only important reason why certain issues of interpretation cannot be definitely settled by
means of traditional philological methods but that the objective nonexistence of pertinent data is equally significant. It
is claimed that the phenomenon of objective under-determination possesses among others two major consequences: (1) A strict
separation between the exploration of the history of (Indian) philosophy and philosophical criticism is theoretically incorrect.
(2) Transference of indeterminacy and vagueness to the target langue in translations of textual sources is not only legitimate
but sometimes most appropriate. Presumably the relevance of the discussed issues is not strictly confined to the area of Indian
philosophy. |
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