Knowledge and Language: Volume III: Metaphor and Knowledge - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792317912 ISBN 13: 9780792317913

Publisher: Springer, 1993

Synopsis

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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About the Author

F. R. Ankersmit is Professor of Historical Theory and Intellectual History at the University of Groningen and the author of numerous books on the philosophy of history.

F. R. Ankersmit is Professor of Historical Theory and Intellectual History at the University of Groningen and the author of numerous books on the philosophy of history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792317912
• ISBN 13: 9780792317913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228
• Editor: Ankersmit F.R., Mooij J.J.A.