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Course title |
Metaphor Theories and Chinese Philosophy |
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Semester |
109-1 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY |
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Instructor |
WIM DE-REU |
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Curriculum Number |
Phl7167 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
124 M6770 |
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Class |
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Credits |
3.0 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
Elective |
Elective |
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Time |
Tuesday 3,4,5(10:20~13:10) |
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Remarks |
The upper limit of the number of students: 20. |
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Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1091Phl7167_ |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
This course offers an indepth exploration of current metaphor theories and recent metaphor research within the field of early Chinese philosophy. In the first part of the term, we build up the theoretical background, starting with two classical accounts of metaphor before delving into three recent approaches, namely, make-believe, contextual accounts of metaphor, and cognitive linguistics. In the second part of the term, we will review some of the representative literature on metaphor in Chinese philosophy and also take on a number of case studies. Metaphor research in Chinese philosophy has mainly adopted a cognitive linguistics approach. We will discuss some articles that take this approach as well as an article that is critical of it. We end the term with three case studies of metaphor in early Chinese philosophy: story, metaphor in dialogue, and metaphor in discursive text. |
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Course Objective |
The goal of this course is to familiarize students with different theoretical perspectives on metaphor and to examine to what extent they can be applied to the study of early Chinese philosophy. |
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Course Requirement |
Students are required to actively participate in discussion, take turns in presenting the designated readings, deliver an oral presentation on the topic of their final report, and submit the written version of their report. |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
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References |
Hills, D. (2017). Metaphor. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2017
Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL =
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2017/entries/metaphor/
Ortony, A. (ed.) (1993). Metaphor and Thought (2 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Walton, K. L. (1990). Mimesis as Make-Believe: On the Foundations of the
Representational Arts. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. |
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Designated reading |
METAPHOR THEORIES
Bezuidenhout, A. (2001). Metaphor and What Is Said: A Defense of a Direct Expression View of Metaphor. Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 25(1), 156-186. doi:10.1111/1475-4975.00044
Camp, E. (2006). Contextualism, Metaphor, and What is Said. Mind & Language, 21(3), 280-309.
Davidson, D. (1984). What Metaphors Mean. In lnquiries into Truth and Interpretation (pp. 245-264). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Johnson, M. (2008). Philosophy’s Debt to Metaphor. In R. Gibbs (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought (pp. 39-52). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Lakoff, G. (1993). The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor. In A. Ortony (Ed.), Metaphor and Thought, 2nd Edition (pp. 202-251). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Searle, J. (1979). Metaphor. In A. Ortony (Ed.), Metaphor and Thought (pp. 83-111). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Walton, K. L. (1993). Metaphor and Prop Oriented Make-Believe. European Journal of Philosophy, 1(1), 39-56.
Walton, K. L. (2000). Existence as Metaphor? In A. Everett & T. Hofweber (Eds.), Empty Names, Fiction, and the Puzzles of Non-Existence (pp. 69-94). Stanford: CSLI Publications.
METAPHOR AND CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
Gandolfo, S. (2019). Metaphors of Metaphors: Reflections on the Use of Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Premodern Chinese Texts. Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, 18, 323-345.
Slingerland, E. (2004). Conceptual Metaphor Theory as Methodology for Comparative Religion. Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 72(1), 1–31.
Slingerland, E. (2011). Metaphor and Meaning in Early China. Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, 10, 1-30.
Vankeerberghen, G. (2005-2006). Choosing Balance: Weighing (Quan 權) as a Metaphor for Action in Early Chinese Texts. Early China, 30, 47-89. |
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Grading |
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No. |
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Explanations for the conditions |
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1. |
Participation |
25% |
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2. |
Presentations (of required readings) |
25% |
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3. |
Preparatory presentations |
25% |
Two pages; upload by 12/11; in-class presentation on 12/15. |
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Final report |
25% |
5000-7000 words (in Chinese), or 3000-5000 words (in English) |
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Week |
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Topic |
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Week 1 |
9/15 |
Introduction |
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Week 2 |
9/22 |
Classical accounts of metaphor: Searle (1979) |
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Week 3 |
9/29 |
Classical accounts of metaphor: Davidson (1978/1984) |
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Week 4 |
10/06 |
Metaphor and make-believe: Walton (1993) |
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Week 5 |
10/13 |
Metaphor and make-believe: Walton (2000) |
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Week 6 |
10/20 |
Contextualist accounts of metaphor: Bezuidenhout (2001) |
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Week 7 |
10/27 |
Contextualist accounts of metaphor: Camp (2006) |
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Week 8 |
11/03 |
Metaphor in cognitive linguistics: Johnson (2008) & Lakoff (1993) (extracts) |
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Week 9 |
11/10 |
CP Literature: Slingerland (2004) |
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Week 10 |
11/17 |
Midterm break |
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Week 11 |
11/24 |
CP Literature: Slingerland (2011) |
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Week 12 |
12/01 |
CP Literature: Vankeerberghen (2005-2006) |
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Week 13 |
12/08 |
CP Literature: Gandolfo (2019) |
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Week 14 |
12/15 |
Preliminary presentations |
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Week 15 |
12/22 |
CP Case study 1: Story |
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Week 16 |
12/29 |
CP Case study 2: Metaphor in dialogue |
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Week 17 |
1/05 |
CP Case study 3: Metaphor in discursive text |
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Week 18 |
1/12 |
Final reports |
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