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canon

English translation: canon

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French term or phrase:canon
English translation:canon
Entered by: Charles Davis

02:44 Jan 11, 2018
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / Résumé d\\\'une thèse sur la décolonisation de la philosophie africaine
French term or phrase: canon
En ce sens, le constat de l’existence et l’aveu du caractère racinaire de l’offense infligée par cette « bibliothèque coloniale » doit aussi obligatoirement mener la philosophie à l’auto-examen critique, la déconstruction de ses présupposés et la remise en cause de son canon.

Cette entreprise de déconstruction radicale exige, en particulier, de prendre au sérieux le racisme de certains auteurs du canon (Kant et Hegel sont ici examinés)
Mélodie Roussel
Canada
Local time: 13:52
canon
Explanation:
It's the same in English: it means the most permanently important authors and works in the literary or philosophical tradition.

"canon
Chez les anciens, liste, catalogue des auteurs considérés comme modèles du genre dans une matière. Canon d'Alexandrie, canon des auteurs classiques"
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/canon

"canon
The list of works considered to be permanently established as being of the highest quality.
‘Hopkins was firmly established in the canon of English poetry’"
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/canon

"The Western canon is the body of books, music, and art that scholars generally accept as the most important and influential in shaping Western culture. [...]
University of California philosopher John Searle suggests that the Western canon can be roughly defined as "a certain Western intellectual tradition that goes from, say, Socrates to Wittgenstein in philosophy, and from Homer to James Joyce in literature""
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_canon

Kant and Hegel can be called canonical philosophers.

"Son canon", in the first instance, refers "la philosophie": it means the canon of philosophy.
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 19:52
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canon


Explanation:
It's the same in English: it means the most permanently important authors and works in the literary or philosophical tradition.

"canon
Chez les anciens, liste, catalogue des auteurs considérés comme modèles du genre dans une matière. Canon d'Alexandrie, canon des auteurs classiques"
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/canon

"canon
The list of works considered to be permanently established as being of the highest quality.
‘Hopkins was firmly established in the canon of English poetry’"
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/canon

"The Western canon is the body of books, music, and art that scholars generally accept as the most important and influential in shaping Western culture. [...]
University of California philosopher John Searle suggests that the Western canon can be roughly defined as "a certain Western intellectual tradition that goes from, say, Socrates to Wittgenstein in philosophy, and from Homer to James Joyce in literature""
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_canon

Kant and Hegel can be called canonical philosophers.

"Son canon", in the first instance, refers "la philosophie": it means the canon of philosophy.

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 19:52
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melissa McMahon
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Melissa :-)
agree  Daryo
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Daryo :-)
agree  philgoddard: Though I would avoid using the word twice in two sentences like the French does.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil :) Ideally yes, though against that it must be clear that both instances refer to the same concept. I think translating "auteurs du canon" as "canonical authors" would cover that requirement while avoiding direct repetition.
agree  Allison Neill-Rabaux
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Allison :-)
agree  Lisa Jane
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lisa :-)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: Happy New Year! to you (and all others) as well.
12 hrs
  -> Many thanks, and Happy New Year! ;-)
agree  katsy: / Thank you , and a Happy New Year to you and yours too!
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, katsy, and Happy New Year :-)
agree  Yolanda Broad
23 hrs
  -> Thank you, Yolanda, and Happy New Year :-)
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