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A Study of Body Metaphors in Philosophy
CAO Lin, CHEN Hongjun
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5313/2022.03.009
Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian, China; Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
In view of the tendency of using abstract concepts and speculative methods to study philosophy under the influence of western metaphysics, this paper advocates a method of seeking body metaphors in concepts to study philosophy, including the possibility, specific methods, and significance of employing this method. By examining the reflection on the relationship between metaphysics and metaphor conducted by contemporary western philosophy, we can eradicate the traditional prejudice that abstract concepts should be used for the speculation. By introducing Lakoff’s theory of “conceptual metaphor”, we can illustrate that the meaning of concept is fundamentally shaped by physical sensory activities from the perspective of “conceptualization”, which also means that it is feasible to reflect on the generation of conceptual meanings through body metaphors, by which making sense of philosophy is feasible. On the basis of relevant researches, this paper puts forward three methods to reflect on body experience in the context of philosophy, namely, lived-in experience, etymological backtracking, and structural backtracking. These methods will bring certain advantages to the comparative study of Chinese and western philosophy in aspects of self understanding, comparison between China and the west, and contemporary development.
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CAO Lin & CHEN Hongjun. (2022). A Study of Body Metaphors in Philosophy. Philosophy Study, March 2022, Vol. 12, No. 3, 172-179.
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