EDDY ZEMACH
Biographic Data
| ID | 9197140 |
|---|---|
| NAME | EDDY ZEMACH |
| GIVEN NAMES | EDDY |
| FAMILY NAME | ZEMACH |
| SIGNATURE | ZEMACH E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Modal Theory of Metaphor
All metaphors have the logical form “metaphorically, Fx”. “Metaphorically” is a modal operator. If “F” literally denotes the property F and metaphorically denotes the property G, “Metaphorically, Fx” says that x is G in reality because in its home world (W x ) it is F, when (1) x being F is manifest in W x (2) it is a law of W x that being F causes being G (3) being G in W x is essential to x, hence it is G in all possible worlds. For example, Em…
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A Modal Theory of Metaphor
All metaphors have the logical form “metaphorically, Fx”. “Metaphorically” is a modal operator. If “F” literally denotes the property F and metaphorically denotes the property G, “Metaphorically, Fx” says that x is G in reality because in its home world (W x ) it is F, when (1) x being F is manifest in W x (2) it is a law of W x that being F causes being G (3) being G in W x is essential to x, hence it is G in all possible worlds. For example, Em…
Art (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (1 work) · Literature (1 work) · Metaphor (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Property (philosophy) (1 work) · Theology (1 work)