Political theorist and labour peer Maurice Glasman, language expert and metaphor designer Michael Erard, and post-postmodern Closure theorist Hilary Lawson debate the power of metaphors in this video from The Institute of Art and Ideas.
Language, Metaphor and Reality
Published on Sept 19, 2014
The relationship of language to the world has been central to philosophy for at least a century. But what is the role of metaphor? Is it simply an adornment to everyday description or might it be central to explaining how we conceive of and create reality?
Featured in the debate:
- Michael Erard, language expert and metaphor designer
- Maurice Glasman, political theorist and labour peer
- Hilary Lawson, post-postmodern Closure theorist
Joanna Kavenna hosts.
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