Setzung

English translation: positing

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German term or phrase:Setzung
English translation:positing
Entered by: Sebastian Viebahn

22:42 Feb 14, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Philosophy / künstlerische Forschung bzw. Kunst als Forschung
German term or phrase: Setzung
Der Text ist aus einem Kunstkatalog über eine Ausstellung zum Thema künstlerische Forschung. Mich interessiert eine hier sowohl für Naturwissenschaft als auch Kunst passende Übersetzung des Begriffs "Setzung". Originalton:
--In der wissenschaftlichen Forschung scheinen mir viele wissenschaftlich Forschende vergessen zu haben, dass sie erstens auch eine Medialität bespielen und dass sie zweitens immer eine Setzung vornehmen, vornehmen müssen. Das Spannende an der künstlerischen Forschung ist für mich nun, dass wir hier explizit mit diesen Setzungen operieren. ...
--Auch der Philosoph Marcus Steinweg spricht von Kunst als einer *Setzung*. „Weder in der Philosophie noch in der Kunst“, schreibt er in seinem Buch „Behauptungsphilosophie“ (2006), „geht es um Beweis oder Meinung. Es geht um eine Setzung, um Behauptung. Die Behauptung unterscheidet vom Beweis und der Meinung, dass sie ohne Gewissheit auskommen muss. … Sie überschreitet die Modalitäten herkömmlichen Denkens, wie Reflexion, Begründung, Kritik und Argument.“
Bisherige Einfälle zur Übers. ins Engl.: hypothesis, postulate, posit, assertion, formulation, ...
Links zum Thema "künstlerische Forschung": www.hkb.bfh.ch/y_archiv.html
Sebastian Viebahn
Germany
Local time: 00:52
posit
Explanation:
[to posit = to place = setzen = Setzung]

I’m reminded of Walter Benjamin’s theory of aesthetics in which he makes a distinction between reflection and positing (cf. ‘Concept of Criticism in German Romanticism’). For Benjamin, art represents the possibility of infinite reflection, but then his primary concern is with the impact of the work of art upon its observer/critic. Steinweg’s art as science seems to look at art from the point of view of the artist, who, by positing, imposes a limit on the infinite through representation [form]. Any production of knowledge has to start with a hypothesis. Benjamin of course wanted art to subvert the very idea of logos, whereas Steinweg sounds like he wants to utilise art's potential to create knowledge.

posit. put forward as fact or as a basis for argument – origin - Latin ‘place’ (Concise OED).

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-02-15 07:47:24 GMT)
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'Setzung' is a noun, my heading should therefore say 'positing', e.g. 'art as positing'.

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Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2010-02-17 19:49:32 GMT) Post-grading
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Ein großes Lob für mich! Danke, Sebastian. :-)
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Annett Kottek (X)
United Kingdom
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Liebe Annett, das klang wirklich sehr überzeugend. Also 'Setzung vornehmen' = 'to posit' und 'eine Setzung' = 'a positing'. Wirklich vielen Dank!
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premise


Explanation:
I would call it.

A premise is something grounded in logical necessity without being conclusive.

gangels (X)
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neutral  Annett Kottek (X): But art does not necessarily ground itself in logical necessity. In fact, its celebrated for its ability to escape Ratio.
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posit


Explanation:
[to posit = to place = setzen = Setzung]

I’m reminded of Walter Benjamin’s theory of aesthetics in which he makes a distinction between reflection and positing (cf. ‘Concept of Criticism in German Romanticism’). For Benjamin, art represents the possibility of infinite reflection, but then his primary concern is with the impact of the work of art upon its observer/critic. Steinweg’s art as science seems to look at art from the point of view of the artist, who, by positing, imposes a limit on the infinite through representation [form]. Any production of knowledge has to start with a hypothesis. Benjamin of course wanted art to subvert the very idea of logos, whereas Steinweg sounds like he wants to utilise art's potential to create knowledge.

posit. put forward as fact or as a basis for argument – origin - Latin ‘place’ (Concise OED).

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-02-15 07:47:24 GMT)
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'Setzung' is a noun, my heading should therefore say 'positing', e.g. 'art as positing'.

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Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2010-02-17 19:49:32 GMT) Post-grading
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Ein großes Lob für mich! Danke, Sebastian. :-)

Annett Kottek (X)
United Kingdom
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Liebe Annett, das klang wirklich sehr überzeugend. Also 'Setzung vornehmen' = 'to posit' und 'eine Setzung' = 'a positing'. Wirklich vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Weimar (M.A.): seems to bridge the sciences and the arts and fit them both as required by Sebastian
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Chris.
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