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The Rule of Metaphor: The Creation of Meaning in Language (Routledge Classics)
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Product Description
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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #117991 in Books
- Published on: 2003-08-21
- Original language: French
- Binding: Paperback
- 464 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'The density, acuity, and sheer scope of the argument are impressive.' - Times Literary Supplement
'I do not think that anyone would fail to find illumination and challenge in reading him.' - Times Literary Supplement
From the Back Cover
‘I do not think that anyone would fail to find illumination and challenge in reading him.’ – Times Literary Supplement
Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In this book 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 English: 1977.
About the Author
Paul Ricoeur (1913-). One of the world's major philosophical thinkers, Professor Emeritus of the University of Paris X (Nanterre) and of the University of Chicago.
