Metaphor and Meaning: Thinking Through Early China with Sarah Allan (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

Synopsis

In Metaphor and Meaning, scholars from China, the United States, and Europe draw on Sarah Allan's groundbreaking application of conceptual metaphor theory to the study of early Chinese philosophy and material culture. Conceptual metaphor theory treats metaphors not just as linguistic expressions but as fundamental structures of thought that define one's conceptual system and perception of reality. To understand another culture's worldview, then, hinges upon identifying the right metaphors, through which it then becomes possible to navigate between shared and unshared experiences. The contributors pursue lines of argument that complement, enhance, or challenge Allan's prior investigations into these root metaphors of early Chinese philosophy, whether by explicitly engaging with conceptual metaphor theory or, more indirectly, by addressing meaning construction in a broader sense. Like Allan's interpretative works, Metaphor and Meaning interrogates both transmitted traditions and newly unearthed archaeological finds to understand how people in early China thought about the cosmos, society, and themselves.

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2023

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Book Size:

270 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781438498324

Related ISBNs:

9781438498300, 9781438498317

Publisher:

State University of New York Press

Date of Addition:

07/01/24

Copyrighted By:

Wang Mansheng

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No

Language:

English

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Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Language Arts, Philosophy

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Constance A. Cook

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Christopher J. Foster

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Susan Blader