Podcast: Philosophy in another language

The Philosopher's Zone

Philosophy aspires to universal truths but it has to do so in a particular language. How does the language in which philosophy is expressed affect what can and cannot be said, and how does translation affect our understanding of it? This week, we ask a Chinese philosopher how different Confucius is in English and we consider attempts to make Plato sound as though he came from Oxford.

Guests
Dr Karyn Lai
Senior Lecturer
School of History and Philosophy
University of NSW


Associate Professor Rick Benitez
Department of Philosophy
University of Sydney
President
Australasian Society for Ancient Philosophy


Presenter
Alan Saunders

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