War as metaphor
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The use of war as metaphor is a literary trope
of long-standing. An example is the Culture War
in the United States. In Metaphors We Live By, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson describe Jimmy Carter
's application of "war" as metaphor for the energy crisis of 1974.
In discussing the morality of the use of war as a metaphor, James Childress
epitomized the dilemma: "In debating social policy through the language of war, we often forget the moral reality of war.
Trope (literature)
A literary trope is the usage of figurative language in literature, or a figure of speech in which words are used in a sense different from their literal meaning...
of long-standing. An example is the Culture War
Culture war
The culture war in American usage is a metaphor used to claim that political conflict is based on sets of conflicting cultural values. The term frequently implies a conflict between those values considered traditionalist or conservative and those considered progressive or liberal...
in the United States. In Metaphors We Live By, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson describe Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
's application of "war" as metaphor for the energy crisis of 1974.
In discussing the morality of the use of war as a metaphor, James Childress
James Childress
James Franklin Childress is a philosopher and theologian mainly concerned with ethics, particularly biomedical ethics. Currently he is the John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. He is also Professor of Medical Education at...
epitomized the dilemma: "In debating social policy through the language of war, we often forget the moral reality of war.
External links
- James F. Childress, "The war metaphor in public policy" (pdf format) The moral use of war as metaphor
Further reading
- Steinert, Heinz 2003. "The Indispensable Metaphor of War: On Populist Politics and the Contradictions of the State's Monopoly of Force", Theoretical Criminology 7.3 (2003) pp 265-291
- Thomas, Ruth P. 1984 . "War as metaphor in La Princesse de Montpensier", Forum for Modern Language Studies 20.4 pp 323-332] Use in Mme de La FayetteMarie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la FayetteMarie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse de La Fayette , better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer, the author of La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature.- Life :Christened Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, she was...
's seventeenth-century classic.