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[catalogued under 22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love]

Full Idea

The concept of 'love' is structured mostly in physical terms, as journey, a patient, a force, madness, war etc.

Gist of Idea

The concept of 'love' is structured mostly in physical terms

Source

G Lakoff / M Johnson (Metaphors We Live By [1980], 15)

A Reaction

Their case is that nearly all of our moral thinking grounded in general metaphorical concepts. 'Good' doesn't seem to be metaphorical, even if it starts in direct experience. Mere 'I feel love' doesn't seem metaphorical.

Book Reference

Lakoff,G/Johnson,M: 'Metaphors We Live By' [Chicago 2003], p.85