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Objects of Metaphor (Paperback)
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Objects of Metaphor (Paperback)
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Objects of Metaphor contains a philosophical account of the
phenomenon of metaphor radically different from those currently on
offer. Yet for all that it is different, the underlying rationale
of the account is genuinely ecumenical. If one adopts its
perspective, one should be able to see how substantially correct
many other accounts are, whilst at the same time seeing why they
are not in the end completely correct. The book opens with a
transparent classification of types of account, and concludes with
detailed discussions of three important recent contributions to the
subject. The origins of the account lie in our conception of
predication. Unreflectively thought of as a task accomplished by
words, it is argued that predication, or something very much like
it, can also be accomplished by objects. So understood, predication
becomes the genuinely equal partner of reference - a function no
one doubts can be as easily accomplished by objects as by words -
and, liberated in this way, predication becomes one central element
in the account of metaphor. The other element is the move from
language to objects which, adapting an idea of Quine's, is thought
of as semantic descent. Whilst Samuel Guttenplan's account allows
us to see other accounts in a new light, its main importance lies
in what it tells us about metaphor itself. Powerful and flexible
enough to cope with the syntactic complexity typical of genuine
metaphor, it offers novel conceptions of both the relationship
between simile and metaphor and the notion of dead metaphor.
Additionally, it allows us to see why metaphor is a robust
theoretic kind, related to certain other tropes, but not to be
confused with tropes generally, or with the figurative and
non-literal. Metaphor has often been thought merely an ornament to
language. Whilst acknowledging the truth in this thought,
Guttenplan shows the fundamental importance of metaphor to
language. Rather than being a specialist topic in philosophy and
related disciplines, he thus suggests that the study of metaphor is
central to the study of language.
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