
Objects of Metaphor
Samuel Guttenplan(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 19. May 2005
Book
Hardback
316 pages
978-0-19-928088-9 (ISBN)
Description
Objects of Metaphor puts forward a philosophical account of metaphor radically different from those currently on offer. Powerful and flexible enough to cope with the syntactic complexity typical of genuine metaphor, it offers novel conceptions of the relationship between simile and metaphor, the notion of dead metaphor, and the idea of metaphor as a robust theoretic kind. Without denying that metaphor can sometimes be merely ornamental, Guttenplan justifies the view of metaphor as fundamental to language and the study of language. His book will be of great interest not only to philosophers in this field, but also to those working across psychology and linguistics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Scholars and students of the philosophy of language, linguistics, and the philosophy of mind.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-928088-9 (9780199280889)
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Objects of Metaphor
Book
05/2005
Oxford University Press
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Person
Samuel Guttenplan, Department of Philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of London
Content
Introduction ; 1. Clearing a Space ; 2. Object and Word ; 3. The Semantic Descent Account ; 4. Embellishment ; 5. Competitors ; Epilogue: Language and Thought