Re-describing the World: a Metaphor on the Way to Being Human

Abstract

The article analyzes P. Riker's philosophy of dialogue — the philosophical and anthropological concept of man as a speaking being (l'etre-parlant) in the context of the problem of metaphor. The dyad of language/speech, subject/human is considered. In this regard, the role of metaphor as a symbolic function of language in poetic and philosophical discourses is analyzed. The article considers Riker's thesis on metaphorical truth and the connection of a living metaphor with human existence.