Metaphors of Knowledge: Language and Thought in Mauthner's Critique by Elizabeth Bredeck

ISBN: 0814323731

Wayne State University Press, 1992

Hardcover, 163–164 pages

This scholarly monograph offers an in‑depth analysis of Fritz Mauthner’s Beiträge zu einer Kritik der Sprache (Contributions to a Critique of Language), written in 1901–02 during the pivotal period known as the “linguistic turn” in the history of philosophy. Drawing from language philosophy and literary theory, the author explores Mauthner’s critique of language and thought, examining the metaphors that shape our understanding of knowledge and the limits of linguistic expression. The book situates Mauthner’s ideas within broader debates in German literary and cultural studies, making it a valuable resource for students and scholars of philosophy, linguistics, and intellectual history.