Kant's Dog: On Borges, Philosophy, and the Time of Translation

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Kant’s Dog On Borges, Philosophy, and the Time of Translation DAVID E. JOHNSON Cover art courtesy of Felipe Cooper. Boceto for "Aporia de un gesto" (watercolor and Chinese ink on paper), 12 ⫻ 16, 2011. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2012 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Johnson, David E., 1959– Kant's dog : on Borges, philosophy, and the time of translation / David E. Johnson. p. cm. — (SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-4265-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986—Philosophy. 2. Kant, Immanuel, 1724–1804— Criticism and interpretation. 3. Philosophy in literature. 4. Translating and interpreting. 5. Argentine literature—20th century—History and criticism. I. Title. PQ7797.B635Z73736 2012 868'.6209—dc23 2011031097 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 for Paula Cucurella Lavín and Thomas Simms Haydon, Jr. 30 July 1938 to 7 March 2007 ...