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Title:
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The Rationality of Metaphor: An analysis based on the philosophy of language and communication theory (Die Rationalität der Metapher. Eine sprachphilosophische und kommunikationstheoretische Untersuchung)
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Author:
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Bernhard Debatin
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Homepage:
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http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~debatin/
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Degree Awarded:
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Technische Universität Berlin
, Department of Philosophy
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Degree Date:
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1994
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Linguistic Subfield(s):
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Pragmatics
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Director(s):
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Hans Poser
Christoph Hubig
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Abstract:
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In my thesis I propose an outline of a synthetic theory of metaphor, based on a critical analysis of philosophic-semantic, historical-hermeneutic, and communication-theoretical metaphor theories. My main thesis is that the rationality of metaphor consists in its general function as rational anticipation. I examine the rationality of metaphor in three fields: in the cognitive field with respect to its modeling and creative functions, in the normative field with respect to its functions of orientation and of constituting experience; and in the communicative area with respect to its functions of evocation and understanding (Verständigung in Habermas' sense). Finally, I develop specific criteria for evaluating the rationality of metaphor, arguing that its necessary condition is a combination of the reflective function of metaphor with its anticipatory structure. (Published as: Die Rationalität der Metapher. Eine sprachphilosophische und kommunikationstheoretische Untersuchung. Berlin, De Gruyter: 1995, 381 p.)
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