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| | ~~isbn:0226468011~~ | __Metaphors We Live By__, George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, University Of Chicago Press; 2nd edition (April 15, 2003) \\ \\ The discussion of metaphor as a central aspect of human communication is well worth the read and the examples of metaphor as used within language are exemplary. However, there are a number of fundamental fallacies in their understanding of metaphor as a cognitive device. They assume that a concept that is often defined using metaphor is intrinsically, structurally, and fundamentally metaphorical instead of simply a tool used to explain a concept using the gestalt of human knowledge. This forces the authors into a position where they proclaim that objective truth is impossible. | | | ~~isbn:0226468011~~ | __Metaphors We Live By__, George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, University Of Chicago Press; 2nd edition (April 15, 2003) \\ \\ The discussion of metaphor as a central aspect of human communication is well worth the read and the examples of metaphor as used within language are exemplary. However, there are a number of fundamental fallacies in their understanding of metaphor as a cognitive device. They assume that a concept that is often defined using metaphor is intrinsically, structurally, and fundamentally metaphorical instead of simply a tool used to explain a concept using the gestalt of human knowledge. This forces the authors into a position where they proclaim that objective truth is impossible. | | ||
| - | Even though many fundamental philosophical and ontological problems must be overcome by the reader, this will not detract from its invaluable elucidation of metaphor as a key tool of language and thought. | + | Even though many fundamental philosophical and ontological problems must be overcome by the reader, this will not detract from this book's invaluable elucidation of metaphor as a key tool of language and thought. |
| ==A concept as 'metaphorical== | ==A concept as 'metaphorical== | ||