[L] [blog] On Why a New Translation of Philosophic Investigations Was Published

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Sean Wilson <whoooo26505@xxxxxxxxx> updated On Why a New Translation of 
Philosophic Investigations Was Published:

 ... regarding G. E. M. Anscombe's translation and the need for a new 
edition, Hacker and Schulte offer the following in the 4th edition of 
Philosophical Investigations:

 "Anscombe's translation was an impressive achievement. She invented an English 
Equivalent for Wittgenstein's distinctive, often colloquial, style. This was no 
mean feat. For she had to find not only English analogues of Wittgenstein's 
stylistic idiosyncracies, but also an English rhythm that would convey the 
character of Wittgenstein's carefully crafted prose. Her success is 
indisputable.

 Nevertheless, there are errors of different kinds in ... [Philosophic 
Investigations]. It was because of these that the Wittgenstein editorial 
advisory committee agreed to the production of a new edition. But, given the 
excellence of the Anscombe translation, it was resolved that rather than making 
a completely new one, we should build on Anscombe's achievement and produce a 
modified translation, rectifying any errors or misjudgements we discerned in 
hers. It should be emphasized that many of the errors in the ... [older 
editions of PI] could not have been identified in the 1950s, prior to the 
availability and extensive study of the Wittgenstein Nachlass, some crucial 
items of which did not come to light until decades later."   (4th Edition PI, 
page viii). 

 Dr. Sean Wilson, Esq.

 Source: Philosophical Investigations, Revised Fourth Edition 
(http://books.google.com/books?id=XN9yyyhYMDoC&dq=philosophical+investigations+4th+hacker&source=gbs_navlinks_s)



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