Sep 2, 2015 08:17
8 yrs ago
German term
Erkenntnisgrösse
German to English
Art/Literary
Philosophy
contemporary art
This is included in an introduction to a contemporary art exhibition where philosophical trends are described. I'm just having trouble getting the translation right for Erkenntnisgrösse in this context and would be happy for some suggestions. Thanks!
Here is the sentnce for context:
Die sogenannte Wende zum Bild (Pictorial Turn), machte in der Nachfolge dieses Sprachpessimismus den visuellen Ausdruck zur primären Erkenntnisgrösse der Philosophie.
Here is the sentnce for context:
Die sogenannte Wende zum Bild (Pictorial Turn), machte in der Nachfolge dieses Sprachpessimismus den visuellen Ausdruck zur primären Erkenntnisgrösse der Philosophie.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | dimension of inquiry |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 4 +2 | order of knowledge/enquiry |
Helen Shiner
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| 3 | [primary] characteristic |
gangels (X)
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
dimension of inquiry
That's different from order of inquiry. See example below:
"Hartmann also distinguishes between being and “that which is,” and thus between the ontological and ontic dimensions of philosophical inquiry."
http://philosophyreaders.blogspot.de/2013/06/nicolai-hartman...
"Hartmann also distinguishes between being and “that which is,” and thus between the ontological and ontic dimensions of philosophical inquiry."
http://philosophyreaders.blogspot.de/2013/06/nicolai-hartman...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all for this ehlp - sorry for my late reply."
3 hrs
[primary] characteristic
or possibly 'hallmark'/'identifying factor', but 'characteristic' conveys best what is meant without any artificial Wortklauberei
+2
25 mins
Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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43
order of knowledge/enquiry
It means that since the pictorial turn, visual expression has become, or shifted into, the first order of knowledge or enquiry, has been given primacy as a field of academic investigation. Grösse here in the sense of 'order'. That bit at least should be in any good dictionary.
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Note added at 27 mins (2015-09-02 08:45:10 GMT)
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Here it is used in the same sense again: http://www.museenbasel.ch/de/institution/austellungdetails.p...
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Note added at 33 mins (2015-09-02 08:51:18 GMT)
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This might give you a sense of what philosophers and critical theorists mean when they talk about the 'pictorial turn' and what it means for critical enquiry: http://newlearningonline.com/literacies/chapter-11/mitchell-...
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Note added at 6 days (2015-09-08 10:46:00 GMT) Post-grading
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@APaisley, this really isn't about the dimension of the enquiry. It is about its ranking, its order. Now the visual has been moved up the ranking, if you like, to take primary position.
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Note added at 27 mins (2015-09-02 08:45:10 GMT)
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Here it is used in the same sense again: http://www.museenbasel.ch/de/institution/austellungdetails.p...
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Note added at 33 mins (2015-09-02 08:51:18 GMT)
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This might give you a sense of what philosophers and critical theorists mean when they talk about the 'pictorial turn' and what it means for critical enquiry: http://newlearningonline.com/literacies/chapter-11/mitchell-...
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Note added at 6 days (2015-09-08 10:46:00 GMT) Post-grading
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@APaisley, this really isn't about the dimension of the enquiry. It is about its ranking, its order. Now the visual has been moved up the ranking, if you like, to take primary position.
Peer comment(s):
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Cillie Swart
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Thank you, Petrus
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Horst Huber (X)
: We might be cautious about words for seemingly new ideas coined by artists or art critics. They have a way of emoting in words. Whoever thought up "Erkenntnisgrösse" would have to explain how "Erkenntnis" is at all quantifiable. I'd be unsure.
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Thanks, Horst. Often only determinable from the context, though it is a very familiar world to me.
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