The Rule of Metaphor: The Creation of Meaning in Language (Routledge Classics)

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, it is a fruitful and insightful study of how language affects how we understand the world, and is also an indispensable work for all those seeking to retrieve some kind of meaning in uncertain times.First published in French in 1975 as La métaphore vive by Éditions du Seuil, Paris. Paul Ricoeur Is Widely Regarded As One Of The Most Distinguished Philosophers Of Our Time. In The Rule Of Metaphor This Intellectual Giant Of Our Age 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. A Fruitful And Insightful Study Of How Language Affects Our Understanding Of The World, This Book Is Also An Indispensable Work For All Those Seeking Some Kind Of Meaning In Uncertain Times.--jacket. Study 1. Between Rhetoric And Poetics: Aristotle -- Study 2. The Decline Of Rhetoric: Tropology -- Study 3. Metaphor And The Semantics Of Discourse -- Study 4. Metaphor And The Semantics Of The Word -- Study 5. Metaphor And The New Rhetoric -- Study 6. The Work Of Resemblance -- Study 7. Metaphor And Reference -- Study 8. Metaphor And Philosophical Discourse. Paul Ricoeur ; Translated By Robert Czerny With Kathleen Mclaughlin And John Costello. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In The Rule of Metaphor this intellectual giant of our age 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. A fruitful and insightful study of how language affects our understanding of the world, this book is also an indispensable work for all those seeking some kind of meaning in uncertain times."--BOOK JACKET Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In The Rule of Metaphor this intellectual giant of our age 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. A fruitful and insightful study of how language affects how we understand the world, this book is also an indispensable work for all those seeking to retrieve some kind of meaning in uncertain times. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION......Page 9 Introduction......Page 12 Between rhetoric and poetics: Aristotle......Page 19 The decline of rhetoric: Tropology......Page 60 Metaphor and the semantics of discourse......Page 85 Metaphor and the semantics of the word......Page 128 Metaphor and the new rhetoric......Page 168 The work of resemblance......Page 215 Metaphor and reference......Page 266 Metaphor and philosophical discourse......Page 314 APPENDIX......Page 383 NOTES......Page 393 WORKS CITED......Page 445 INDEX......Page 458 Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION 9 Introduction 12 Between rhetoric and poetics: Aristotle 19 The decline of rhetoric: Tropology 60 Metaphor and the semantics of discourse 85 Metaphor and the semantics of the word 128 Metaphor and the new rhetoric 168 The work of resemblance 215 Metaphor and reference 266 Metaphor and philosophical discourse 314 APPENDIX 383 NOTES 393 WORKS CITED 445 INDEX 458 Humanities This translation originally published: London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978.