Abstracts
Abstract
This paper explores the implications that a biosemiotic theory of translation holds for the debate on ecotranslatology. It considers several current onto-epistemological positions, arguing that some of them are either light on or problematic in their ontology. The paper then considers Kalevi Kull’s four-tier ontology and expands it into a five-tier ontology within which to think about translation and ecology. Relating Kull’s expanded ontology to John Deely’s semiotic realist views, it sets forth a complex onto-epistemology. The paper closes by arguing that translation provides the link between ontology and epistemology as well as between mutually exclusive onto-epistemologies, hence the proposal of a translational ecology.
Keywords:
- ecology,
- translation,
- onto-epistemology,
- Kull,
- Deely
Résumé
Cet article explore la portée et l’impact d’une théorie biosémiotique de la traduction sur le débat écotraductologique. Il offre tout d’abord un examen critique de plusieurs positions onto-épistémologiques actuelles, soulignant que certaines d’entre elles sont tantôt légères, tantôt problématiques en matière d’ontologie. Puis il examine l’ontologie à quatre niveaux de Kalevi Kull et propose l’ajout d’un cinquième niveau qui permettrait de réfléchir à la traduction et à l’écologie. Il relie enfin cette ontologie élargie de Kull aux vues réalistes sémiotiques de John Deely dans le but de développer une onto-épistémologie complexe. En conclusion, l’article affirme que la traduction sert bien de lien entre l’ontologie et l’épistémologie ainsi qu’entre des onto-épistémologies mutuellement exclusives, ce qui donne tout son sens à la proposition d’une écologie translationnelle.
Mots-clés :
- écologie,
- traduction,
- onto-épistémologie,
- Kull,
- Deely
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