The Logic Of Metaphor

Author : Eric Steinhart
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 256 pages
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Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401596541

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1. Metaphors and Logic Metaphors are among the most vigorous offspring of the creative mind; but their vitality springs from the fact that they are logical organisms in the ecology of l- guage. I aim to use logical techniques to analyze the meanings of metaphors. My goal here is to show how contemporary formal semantics can be extended to handle metaphorical utterances. What distinguishes this work is that it focuses intensely on the logical aspects of metaphors. I stress the role of logic in the generation and int- pretation of metaphors. While I don't presuppose any formal training in logic, some familiarity with philosophical logic (the propositional calculus and the predicate c- culus) is helpful. Since my theory makes great use of the notion of structure, I refer to it as the structural theory of m etaphor (STM). STM is a semant ic theory of m etaphor : if STM is correct, then metaphors are cognitively meaningful and are n- trivially logically linked with truth. I aim to extend possible worlds semantics to handle metaphors. I'll argue that some sentences in natural languages like English have multiple meanings: "Juliet is the sun" has (at least) two meanings: the literal meaning "(Juliet is the sunkIT" and the metaphorical meaning "(Juliet is the sun)MET". Each meaning is a function from (possible) worlds to truth-values. I deny that these functions are identical; I deny that the metaphorical function is necessarily false or necessarily true.

Author : Eric Steinhart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401596557

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Author : John Briggs
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015021841724

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Metaphor by John Briggs Pdf

Selected poems are explicated by analyzing their uses of metaphor and metaphoric device. The first two chapters of this introductory textbook are devoted to an explanation of what the authors call metaphoric eye. metaphoric models. The two concluding chapters focus on advanced poetry and then address the question of what makes a poem good or bad. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Marcel Danesi
Publisher : Madison, WI : Atwood Pub.
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1891859498

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Poetic Logic by Marcel Danesi Pdf

Homo sapiens is a "meaning-producing" species. The ability of our minds to create these meanings is termed poetic logic. The use of metaphor to create and communicate ideas is so commonplace and pervasive as to go unnoticed. We no longer are aware that a metaphor is truly a metaphor because it is so entrenched. These metaphors permeate our thought processes, are exemplified in our language, and are reflective of our cultures.

Author : Eva Feder Kittay
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198242468

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Metaphor by Eva Feder Kittay Pdf

The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive philosophical theory which explains the cognitive contribution of metaphor. The argument is illustrated with analysis of metaphors from literature, philosophy, science, and everyday language.

Author : Alan Bailin
Publisher : New York ; Ottawa : Legas
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0921252765

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Metaphor and the Logic of Language Use by Alan Bailin Pdf

Author : Earl R. Mac Cormac
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015007063962

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A Cognitive Theory of Metaphor by Earl R. Mac Cormac Pdf

In this book, Earl Mac Cormac presents an original and unified cognitive theory of metaphor using philosophical arguments which draw upon evidence from psychological experiments and theories. He notes that implications of this theory for meaning and truth with specific attention to metaphor as a speech act, the iconic meaning of metaphor, and the development of a four-valued system of truth. Numerous examples of metaphor from poetry and science are presented and analyzed to support Mac Cormac's theory."A Cognitive Theory of Metaphor takes up three levels of explanation--metaphor as expressed in surface language, the semantics of metaphor, and metaphor as a cogitive process--and unifies these by interpreting metaphor as an evolutionary knowledge process in which metaphors mediate between minds and culture. Mac Cormac considers, and rejects, the radical theory that all use of language is metaphorical; however, this argument also recognizes that the "theory of metaphor may itself be metaphorical.The book first considers the computational metaphor often adopted by cognitive psychology as an example of metaphor requiring analysis. In contrast to three well-known philosophical theories of metaphor - the tension theory, the controversion theory, and the grammatical deviance theory - it develops a semantical anomaly theory of metaphor based on a quasi-mathematical hierarchy of words. In developing the theory, Mac Cormac makes much-needed connections between theories of metaphor and more orthodox analytic philosophy of meaning, including discussions of speech acts and the logic of fuzzy sets. This semantical theory of explanation is then shown to be compatible with contemporary psychologicaltheories of memory.Earl R. MacCormac is Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Davidson College. A Bradford Book.

Author : Stanley Raffel
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Logic
ISBN : 1783200146

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The Method of Metaphor by Stanley Raffel Pdf

Proposes that the interminable nature of many controversies suggests there is a problem with the syllogism, a main tool of logic. Using examples from both literary material and current debates, argues that metaphors are not just aesthetic tools but can be used to judge phenomena.

Author : Andrew Ortony
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1993-11-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521405610

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Metaphor and Thought by Andrew Ortony Pdf

Examines the nature and function of metaphor in language and thought.

Author : Zhuanglin Hu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789819938520

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Metaphor and Cognition by Zhuanglin Hu Pdf

This book collects virtually all research perspectives on metaphor in the field of cognitive linguistics. Moreover, it presents a comprehensive range of research methods for metaphor including qualitative and quantitative methods and the combination of the two. For example, critical metaphor analysis, metaphor interpretation, metaphor experiments, neuro method, and so on are all explained in detail.

Author : Richard R. Kopp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134863945

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Metaphor Therapy by Richard R. Kopp Pdf

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jaakko Hintikka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401583152

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Aspects of Metaphor by Jaakko Hintikka Pdf

Metaphor is one of the most frequently evoked but at the same time most poorly understood concepts in philosophy and literary theory. In recent years, several interesting approaches to metaphor have been presented or outlined. In this volume, authors of some of the most important new approaches re-present their views or illustrate them by means of applications, thus allowing the reader to survey some of the prominent ongoing developments in this field. These authors include Robert Fogelin, Susan Haack, Jaakko Hintikka (with Gabriel Sandu), Bipin Indurkhya and Eva Kittay (with Eric Steinhart). Their stance is in the main constructive rather than critical; but frequent comparisons of different views further facilitate the reader's overview. In the other contributions, metaphor is related to the problems of visual representation (Noël Carroll), to the open class test (Avishai Margalit and Naomi Goldblum) as well as to Wittgenstein's idea of 'a way of life' (E.M. Zemach).

Author : F. Hallyn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0792365607

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Metaphor and Analogy in the Sciences by F. Hallyn Pdf

This collection of papers contains historical case studies, systematic contributions of a general nature, and applications to specific sciences. The bibliographies of the contributions contain references to all central items from the traditions that are relevant today. While providing access to contemporary views on the issue, the papers illustrate the wide variety of functions of metaphors and analogies, as well as the many connections between the study of some of these functions and other subjects and disciplines.

Author : Michiel Leezenberg
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780585473932

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Contexts of Metaphor by Michiel Leezenberg Pdf

This study presents an approach to metaphor that takes contextual factors into account. It analyses how metaphors depend on and change the context in which they are uttered, and how metaphorical interpretation involves the articulation of asserted, implied and presupposed materials.

Author : Terence Hawkes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781315298085

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Metaphor by Terence Hawkes Pdf

First published in 1972, this work examines the complex concept of metaphor. It defines the term by placing the various key ideas about the nature of metaphor in their literary and social context, and in doing so, it traces the developing history of the concept. This account has considerable range, beginning with Aristotle and ending with the work of modern linguist and anthropologists. From this analysis emerge two opposed yet complementary ideas: the classical view of metaphor, which sees metaphor as a detachable device imported into language, and the romantic view, which sees metaphor as inseparable from language. This book will be of interest to those studying English literature and language.