On Metaphor

Book Overview

On Metaphor, a collection of fourteen essays by eminent philosophers, literary critics, theologians, art historians, and psychologists, illustrates and explores a striking phenomenon in modern intellectual history: the transformation of metaphor from a specialized concern of rhetoricians and literary critics to a central concept in the study of human understanding. These lively and provocative essays probe the nature, function, and meaning of metaphor and collectively demonstrate the multidisciplinary implications of the concept.

Because of its comprehensive scope, the volume is useful both as a resource for those interested in contemporary philosophy and theories of language and as a text for courses in such areas as the philosophy of language, critical theory, and the philosophy of knowledge. Originally published as a special issue of Critical Inquiry, the present collection includes two new contributions by Max Black and Nelson Goodman, along with a comprehensive index to the work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226733343
• ISBN13: 9780226733340
• Release Date: September 1979
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

metaphor is interesting

This is quite a nice collection, if you want to read some thoughtful and informed people from a varied selection of academic fields talk about what they think metaphor is and etc etc etc, but aren't necessarily out to become an international expert yourself, I recommend this collection as well as the articles assembled by Katz et al. This book is elegant in overall structure, not to mention some real treats between the covers, the famous article by Davidson, a short piece by Quine, some Max Black in there...short sweet, fun, absorbing, great subject, great writers, I don't know, I just like it.