The Nature of the Translation of Philosophical Texts in the Example of Contemporary Equivalents of Aristotle's Concept of "Justice"

Different interpretations and mistakes in the philosophical texts regarding the transfer of concepts to the target culture are essential issues to consider since small mistakes in morality and law can lead to significant misunderstandings. Both conceptual relations and cultural perspectives should be considered to minimize the transfer problems experienced due to the difficulty and open-endedness of philosophical texts. For this purpose, the characteristics of philosophical texts were revealed in our interdisciplinary study, and their differences from other text types were emphasized. Subsequently, in the process of translation activities in the field of philosophy, the possibilities and ways of functionally transferring philosophical concepts to the target culture were also examined. In this context, in the example of Aristotle's concept of "justice", the problems that arise in the field of philosophy in terms of finding a response to the concepts in the source culture in the target culture are pointed out. The possibility of the functional translation of the philosophical texts is emphasized in line with the point of view based on taking the reader to the author.