Naturalistic Metaphors and Images in John Stuart Mill´s System of Logic

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Published 31-10-2013
Rosario López

Abstract

In this paper I examine John Stuart Mill's use of a selection of metaphors and naturalistic imageries chiefly in A System of Logic (1843). More precisely, I study the concepts of social organism, social body and body politic, social statics and social dynamics, and the history as a trajectory or progress. Following the methodological outline of Auguste Comte's positivism and his Cours de philosophie positive (1830-1842), Mill's use of the natural sciences' vocabulary aims at legitimising his sociology, which in turn underpins political practice. The paper's last section examines the academic debates on the role that metaphors play in the history of political thought, which strengthens the suggested methodological approach to the topic.

How to Cite

López, R. (2013) “Naturalistic Metaphors and Images in John Stuart Mill´s System of Logic”, Ariadna Histórica. Lenguajes, conceptos, metáforas, (2), pp. 81–103. Available at: https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/Ariadna/article/view/9079 (Accessed: 22 December 2024).
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Keywords

John Stuart Mill, metaphoric language, A System of Logic, Auguste Comte

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