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by brian_cloutier 3674 days ago
To add to this, I met someone who claims she cannot read Neitzsche because she doesn't know most of the terms recent Turkish translations use and can't find any older translations.
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She's right, especially in philosophy, every translator invents his own language, and never care enough to inform the user with a translator's note or whatnot. I had my worst experience till now with translations of Lajos Egri and Schopenhauer. Sometimes it's easier to just learn the original language...
This is a little odd but I stalked you a little and think you've made some cool comments. I'm also in Istanbul, would you be down to grab coffee sometime? I would send you an email but your profile doesn't have any contact information.