Metaphors and Paradigms of the Language Animal—or—The Advantage of seeing “Time Is a Resource” as a Paradigm
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In: Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, Vol. 56, No. 4, 01.12.2017, p. 693-704.
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T1 - Metaphors and Paradigms of the Language Animal—or—The Advantage of seeing “Time Is a Resource” as a Paradigm
AU - Keding, Gesche
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - One of the features of an encompassing account of language that Charles Taylor examines in Chapter Five, The Figuring Dimension of Language, of The Language Animal is a special kind of metaphor, which is rooted in the embodiment of humans. Their perspective-taking, their intuition of position in space, etc., provide 'structural templates' for thinking and leave their traces in their expressions. Taylor compares these metaphors with paradigms. My paper discusses the differences between the two. Taylor's example 'Time Is a Resource' is understood more deeply if seen as a paradigm, i.e., a set of beliefs and practices, instead of as a 'structural template,' i.e., rooted in embodiment.
AB - One of the features of an encompassing account of language that Charles Taylor examines in Chapter Five, The Figuring Dimension of Language, of The Language Animal is a special kind of metaphor, which is rooted in the embodiment of humans. Their perspective-taking, their intuition of position in space, etc., provide 'structural templates' for thinking and leave their traces in their expressions. Taylor compares these metaphors with paradigms. My paper discusses the differences between the two. Taylor's example 'Time Is a Resource' is understood more deeply if seen as a paradigm, i.e., a set of beliefs and practices, instead of as a 'structural template,' i.e., rooted in embodiment.
KW - Philosophy
KW - time
KW - embodiment
KW - metaphor
KW - paradigm
KW - Charles Taylor
KW - structural template
KW - figuring elements of language
KW - embodiment
KW - metaphor
KW - structural template
KW - figuring elements of language
KW - paradigm
KW - time
KW - Charles Taylor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040062805&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0012217317000762
DO - 10.1017/S0012217317000762
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 56
SP - 693
EP - 704
JO - Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review
JF - Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review
SN - 0012-2173
IS - 4
ER -