Biology as Society, Society as Biology: Metaphors

Autori

• Sabine Maasen
• E. Mendelsohn
• P. Weingart

Parametri

• 368 pagine
• 13 ore di lettura

• Arte / Cultura
• Filosofia
• Sulla letteratura
• Teoria e storia della scienza

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This book explores the functions of metaphors, emphasizing their evaluation based on context. It identifies three main functions: illustrative, heuristic, and constitutive. Illustrative metaphors enhance arguments, heuristic metaphors open new perspectives, and constitutive metaphors replace old meanings. The distinction between transfer and transformation is also discussed.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1995

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