Metaphor and Political Discourse: Analogical Reasoning in Debates about Europe

by Andreas Musolff (Author), A . Musolff (Author)

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  2004

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  Far from being rhetorical ornaments, metaphors play a central role in public discourse, as they shape the structure of political categorisation and argumentation. Finally, drawing on examples of metaphor negotiation and on a reassessment of Hobbes' concept of metaphor in Leviathan, the book highlights the ethical dimension of metaphor in politics.