Investigating the role of theater metaphor in Hana Arendt political philosophy

Metaphor theory claims that there is no any construct of reality outside of domination of a picture or image. At the bottom of any philosophical system lays an image or a picture. Analysis of thinking relates to the analysis of metaphorical aspects of that thinking. Every concept that pretends to be abstract becomes a consequence of a concrete image. The canon of philosophy no longer lays at depth but is aroused from surface. Hana Arendt is one of the most interesting and most complicated political philosopher in the 20th century. This study is going to examine the role of theater metaphor in her political philosophy. Arendt’s political philosophy is influenced by theater metaphor. This study aimed to examine this by using the works of Flydenberg and Blumenberg.