Of the metaphor ‘head of state’

The metaphoric nature of the word “head of the state” has become completely transparent to us. On a regular basis, we do not see that this phrase virtually means a combination of a part of the body containing the brain and a form of social organization in a circumstantial territory. This metaphor has acquired a magical, sacred character and has many social and persuasional functions. Does it aid more present or does it hurt more? Something about...