Full Idea
Metaphor is pervasive not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.
Gist of Idea
Metaphor not only pervades language, but also our fundamental conceptual scheme
Source
G Lakoff / M Johnson (Metaphors We Live By [1980], 01)
A Reaction
The main thesis of their book. I'm a philosopher of thought, not of language (Dummett's distinction) so I like this. But I am not persuaded that metaphor is 'fundamental'.
Book Reference
Lakoff,G/Johnson,M: 'Metaphors We Live By' [Chicago 2003], p.3
Related Idea
Idea 24450 Metaphorical concepts arise not from concrete images but from general ones [Lakoff/Johnson]