Il corpo e la Politica. Metafore anatomiche e percettivo-sensoriali in Aristotele

For Aristotle, metaphors proper, similes, and other rhetorical outcomes of
the same trope procedure which goes by the name of metapherein, reveal
themselves to be adequate philosophical and argumentative tools if they
prove capable of increasing knowledge. They do so by allowing for the
identification of original and relevant connections between things put into
relation and by enabling readers to immediately and effectively appreciate
all the characteristics of a thing, even the less obvious ones. Starting from
these premises, this paper intends to verify the role, function, and effectiveness
of the metaphorical use made of the body, of its parts (hands, feet)
and perceptive-sensory organs (mouth, eye, ear, nose) in Politics. Some of
these metaphors carry out the task of facilitating the understanding of philosophical-
political concepts and theories; others suggest new perspectives
of investigation and reflection by conveying additional and not immediately
clear meanings.