UNIVERSAL HISTORY VIEWED THROUGH METAPHORICAL LENSES
UNIVERSAL HISTORY VIEWED THROUGH METAPHORICAL LENSES
Author(s): Nicolae IugaSubject(s): Cultural history, History of ideas, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Law, History of Religion, Ontology, Philosophy of History
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Universal History; metaphorical expressions; Heraclit; Hegel; Bergson; Teilhard de Chardin;
Summary/Abstract: When reaching the limits of rationality regarding explanation, Plato told myths. Instead, Hegel, when he wanted to make himself easier to understand, resorted to metaphorical expressions. The vast and grandiose spectacle of universal History can be more properly expressed by a metaphor than by abstract concepts or uncomprehending, arbitrary and chaotic erudition. Here we briefly present some metaphors related to the object: Heraclitus' River, the metaphor of the death and rebirth of vegetation in ancient myths, the metaphor of the Sea in Hegel or the metaphors of Henri Bergson and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 50-56
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian