Arguments and Metaphors in Philosophy

by Daniel Cohen

In this book, Daniel Cohen explores the connections between arguments and metaphors, most pronounced in philosophy because philosophical discourse is both thoroughly metaphorical and replete with argumentation. Cohen covers the nature of arguments, their modes and structures, and the principles of their evaluation, and addresses the nature of metaphors, their place in language and thought, and their connections to arguments, identifying and reconciling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761826777
• ISBN13: 9780761826774
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"