A Comprehension of Law between Metaphor and Concept
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Direito, retórica, conceito, metáfora.Abstract
I seek in this essay to present the notion of law not as a concept, but as a metaphor. Methodologically taken, the work consists in a rhetorical analysis by which I try to make explicit the rhetorical and metaphorical character of fundamental expressions in Modern legal thinking. I must conclude that those expressions do not admit a literal paraphrase, and that the practical or theoretical jurist is constrained to learn how to deal with law’s metaphors instead of just trying to substitute them for a literalized conceptual language. Therefore, I understand that the dogmatic work would be in some measure a rhetorical practice not only in respect to the argumentation but also in reference to the competence related to the elocutio or léxis.Downloads
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2015-09-28
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PARINI, P. A Comprehension of Law between Metaphor and Concept. Prim@ Facie - Law, History and Politics, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 24, p. 01–37, 2015. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/primafacie/article/view/24728. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2024.
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