Knowledge and Language: Volume III: Metaphor and Knowledge

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F. R. Ankersmit, Jan Johann Albinn Mooij
Springer Science & Business Media, 1993 - 213 pagina's
Metaphor lies at the heart of the contemporary debate in aesthetics, semantics and the philosophy of science. It is generally recognised now that metaphor is not an obfuscation of the truth (as so many philosophers since Plato have argued); on the contrary, it is essential that we consider metaphor if we strive for an optimal understanding of how truth is gained both in science and in our everyday dealings with reality. Hence, metaphor is not of interest only for the literary theorists, but for all those who wish to understand science and how to grasp the structure of our social world. This volume presents eleven essays on the role of metaphor in philosophy, poetry, semiotics, art, literary criticism, economics, medical science and in political theory. Through the use of metaphor, the contributors provide a unique and exciting picture of these disciplines.

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METAPHOR AND COGNITION
21
TRUTH AND METAPHOR
37
MODELS METAPHORS AND TRUTH
49
A LIBERAL APPROACH
67
POETRY KNOWLEDGE AND METAPHOR
81
ON THE WAY TO CONCEPTUAL AND PERCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE
95
THE USES OF METAPHOR
111
METAPHOR AND PAINTING
113
ABOUT A METAPHOR IN LITERARY SEMIOTICS
127
ECONOMICS AND LANGUAGE
137
METAPHOR IN 19THCENTURY MEDICINE
143
METAPHOR IN POLITICAL THEORY
155
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
203
INDEX OF NAMES
205
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
209
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