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When we translate, we always to some extent betray the text we are translating. That is why translation is so hard and thankless. All you can do is to fail in the least egregious way possible.
Jay L. Garfield
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Jay L. Garfield
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: November 13
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Philosopher
Jay Lazar Garfield
Jay Garfield
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