Identity in translation

The article deals with one of the less studied categories of translation studies. Its content has not been associated with translation. The author considers the content of the category of identity, as well as the possibility of using in translation studies. The category of identity makes it possible to regard target texts as open and at the same time closed texts. The comprehension of the concept of translation by means of this category helps to define it as a unique remedy against incommensurability of languages and cultures (i.e. against their mixture), and at the same time as a remedy against their autonomy (i.e. the possibility of translation). Special attention is paid to this category in scientific translation, aimed at the transfer of adequacy of scientific theories.