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Thinking Through Early China with Sarah Allan
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Description

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.
Release date Australia
July 1st, 2024
Contributors
  • Edited by Christopher J. Foster
  • Edited by Constance A. Cook
  • Edited by Susan Blader
Pages
270
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 20
Dimensions
152x229x25
ISBN-13
9781438498300
Product ID
38481770

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