Download or read book The Rule of Metaphor written by Paul Ricoeur and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In The Rule of Metaphor he seeks 'to show how language can extend itself to its very limits, forever discovering new resonances within itself'. Recognizing the fundamental power of language in constructing the world we perceive, it is a fruitful and insightful study of how language affects how we understand the world, and is also an indispensable work for all those seeking to retrieve some kind of meaning in uncertain times.