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Metaphor lies at the heart of the contemporary debate in aesthetics, semantics and the philosophy of science. It is generally recognized 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 of interest not 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 11 essays on the role of metaphor in philosophy, poetry, semiotics, art, literary criticism, economics, medical science and political theory.

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Author:   F. R. Ankersmit ,  J. J. A. Mooij
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1992 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780792317913

ISBN 10:   0792317912
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   30 April 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Mataphor and truth: metaphor and cognition, A.C. Danto; truth and metaphor, D.E. Cooper; models, metaphors and truth, M.B. Hesse; metaphor and truth - a liberal approach, J.J.A. Mooij; poetry, knowledge and metaphor, S.R. Levin; on the way to conceptual and perceptual knowledge, K. Lorenz. Part 2 The uses of metaphor: metaphor and painting, R. Wollheim; the confused God - about a metaphor in literary semiotics, S. Briosi; economics and language, J. Pen; metaphor in 19th-century medicine, M.L. Barbera; metaphor in political theory, F.R. Ankersmit.

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