在事实与价值之间——翻译研究中描述与规约之关系的哲学阐释

Between Facts and Values——A Philosophical Interpretation of the Relationship Between Descriptive Translation Studies and Prescriptive Translation Studies

描述性翻译研究以翻译之"是"为研究对象,规约性翻译研究以翻译之"应该"为研究对象。描述与规约之争是"是"与"应该"、事实与价值的关系这一哲学难题在翻译研究领域的投射。本文从描述与规约之争的哲学根源入手,探索描述与规约之争的实质及其症结所在,并借鉴元伦理学、价值学、实践哲学等领域的相关研究成果,紧扣事实与价值既相互区别又彼此缠结的关系,剖析描述与规约的学术差异与内在联系。

Descriptive translation studies take ＂what translation is＂ as study object, while prescriptive translation studies take -what translation ought to be＂ as study object. Behind the dispute between description and prescription lies the famous philosophical ＂is/ought （fact/value） ＂ puzzle. Taking this philosophical origin as its starting point, and the philosophical findings concerning the ＂fact/value＂ puzzle as its theoretical basis, this paper attempts to analyze the essence of the dispute, locate its crux, explore the academic differences between descriptive translation studies and prescriptive translation studies, and at the same time, unravel their internal link.