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书名: The Rule of Metaphor: The Creation of Meaning in Language (Routledge Classics)
作者: Paul Ricoeur (Author), Robert Czerny (Translator), Kathleen McLaughlin (Translator), John Costello, SJ (Translator)
出版社: Routledge; 3 edition (August 21, 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415312809
ISBN-13: 978-0415312806
Book Description
Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In "The Rule of Metaphor" he seeks "to show how language can extend itself to its very limits, forever discovering new resonances within itself". Recognizing the fundamental power of language in constructing the world we perceive, Ricoeur reveals the processes by which linguistic imagination creates and recreates meaning through metaphor. Taking further his acclaimed analysis of the power of myth and symbol, Ricoeur invites us to explore the many layers of language in order to rediscover what that meaning might be.
Review
"The density, acuity, and sheer scope of the argument are impressive." -- George Steiner, Times Literary Supplement
"I do not think that anyone would fail to find illumination and challenge in reading him." -- Anthony Giddens, Times Literary Supplement
'The writer's own introduction is a wonderful discourse on the whole state of language and meaning studies as these touch the issue of metaphor; few thinkers are as adept as Ricoeur at placing their own work in the context of that of others, naming the heroes and villains.' -- John B. Davis, Philosophical Studies
'This is Ricoeur at his pedagogical best - lucid, learned, inspiring. His generous range of reference - from Aristotle and Aquinas to Heidegger and Max Black - is breathtaking.' -- Richard Kearney, Author of On Stories