Absolute Metaphors and Metaphors of the Maternal

  • Nicole Miglio Università degli Studi di Milano

Abstract

The pregnant female body and, more generally, the generative process tout court have been linked with metaphors since the dawn of Western philosophy, though this history has only recently been taken up and critically discussed (Rigotti 2010; Cavarero 1995). The research hypothesis I test in this paper is that pregnancy and childbirth ought to be considered as absolute metaphors, as per their “indissoluble alogicality” (Blumenberg 2010). Following the analyses presented in Paradigms for a Metaphorology, the goal of the article is to enhance dialogue between Blumenberg’s conception of the metaphor and those philosophical reflections that focus on the pervasiveness of metaphors concerning pregnancy and childbirth. This paper is therefore an investigation on the link between female reproductive functions and philosophical knowledge.

Biografia autore

Nicole Miglio, Università degli Studi di Milano

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Milano, where she is a member of the research group PIS (Performing Identities Studies). Her main areas of research are phenomenology, aesthetics, and feminist philosophy.

Pubblicato
2022-10-15
Come citare
Miglio, N. (2022). Absolute Metaphors and Metaphors of the Maternal. Philosophy Kitchen - Rivista Di Filosofia Contemporanea, (17), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.13135/2385-1945/7193
Sezione
III. Disseminazioni