Metaphors we lie by: our ‘war’against COVID-19

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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the influence of war as a metaphor in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. After an introduction to the traditional analysis of the war metaphor, we address the social consequences of using this metaphor, a topic that has been widely debated with regard to public communication in the context of COVID-19. We pay particular attention to a theory that many intellectuals have raised: the possibility that the use of the metaphor in this context is harmful to a democratic society because it may lead citizens to accept limited civil liberties and authoritarian policies. After presenting the extensive literature on the use of the war metaphor before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the final section of the paper, we analyse experimental evidence of the effects of this metaphor. In the conclusion, we hint at open questions and suggest that the current evidence does not support claims of direct liberticidal influence.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)1-23
Numero di pagine23
RivistaHistory and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Volume44
Numero di pubblicazione2
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2022

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Conceptual Metaphor
  • Framing Effect
  • Liberty Restrictions
  • War Wetaphor

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