French theorist of translation Antoine Berman, who is the most frequently mentioned among sourceoriented theorists and even considered as one of the pioneers of source-oriented by many translation specialist, actually opposes such dichotomies in his general translation theory, which he created on the axis of translation purpose, ethics of translation. And it invites everyone who wants to create translation theory and reflection about translation practice to discuss the phenomenon of translation on a much deeper, philosophical and scientific level. Our aim in our article is to clarify this call, to reveal its depth and philosophical dimension, and to invite researchers to review the classical definition of source-oriented approach in translation. For this purpose, we will try to re-read Berman's general translation theory on a scale that evaluates the label of source-oriented. In order to bring a different perspective to this approach, in the extension of Berman's views, we will consider the concepts of ethics, aim, purpose and essence in translation practice and reflection. Thus, we will try to draw attention to Berman’s philosophical and in-depth views and to the source-oriented translation approach that go far beyond the "mot a mot" advocacy.