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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines, and Approaches
- Part I The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
- Part II Some Foundational Issues
- Part III From Truth to Vagueness
- Part IV Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
- Part V Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
- Part VI Some Extensions
- 31 The Philosophy of Argument
- 32 Negation and Denial
- 33 Deception: Lying and Beyond
- 34 Types and Definitions of Irony
- 35 Philosophy of Language and Metaphor
- 36 Analytic Philosophy of Literature
- 37 The Many Facets of Linguistic Relativity
- References
- Index
35 - Philosophy of Language and Metaphor
from Part VI - Some Extensions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2021
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines, and Approaches
- Part I The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
- Part II Some Foundational Issues
- Part III From Truth to Vagueness
- Part IV Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
- Part V Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
- Part VI Some Extensions
- 31 The Philosophy of Argument
- 32 Negation and Denial
- 33 Deception: Lying and Beyond
- 34 Types and Definitions of Irony
- 35 Philosophy of Language and Metaphor
- 36 Analytic Philosophy of Literature
- 37 The Many Facets of Linguistic Relativity
- References
- Index
Summary
To draw attention to a philosopher’s metaphors is to belittle him – like praising a logician for his beautiful handwriting. Addiction to metaphor is held to be illicit, on the principle that whereof one can speak only metaphorically, thereof one ought not to speak at all. Yet the nature of the offence is unclear.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language , pp. 639 - 658Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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