HEISE Andreas

Metaphor, Metaphorology, Metaphilosophy

Etablissement d’inscription au doctorat

EHESS

Directeur

François Recanati

Equipe

PHYLOSOPHIE DU LANGAGE ET DE L’ESPRIT

CONTACT

My PhD thesis deals with the structure and interpretation of metaphor : What are metaphors ? How do we understand metaphors ? What makes metaphors apt ? I am also interested in the methodological significance of metaphor for philosophy. My supervisor is François Recanati.

During the academic year 2016/17 I am a fellow of the Swiss Institute in Rome. Previously, I studied Philosophy and Linguistics at the Universities of Bern, Vienna, Zurich, Lucerne, and Warwick.

One of my favourite metaphors is “Time is a pond in which the past bubbles to the surface” (Christoph Ransmayr, “The Terrors of Ice and Darkness”).