Items related to Metaphor

Metaphor - Softcover

 
9781138995802: Metaphor
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1138995800 ISBN 13: 9781138995802
Publisher: Psychology Pre, 2017

Synopsis

Research on metaphor has been dominated by Aristotelian questions of processes in metaphor understanding. Although this area is important, it leaves unasked Platonic questions of how structures of the mind affect such processes. Moreover, there has been relatively little work on how metaphors affect human behavior. Although there are numerous postdictive or speculative accounts of the power of metaphors to affect human behavior in particular areas, such as clinical or political arenas, empirical verification of these accounts has been sparse.

To fill this void, the editors have compiled this work dedicated to empirical examination of how metaphors affect human behavior and understanding. The book is divided into four sections: metaphor and pragmatics, clinical uses of metaphor, metaphor and politics, and other applications of metaphor. Chapters contained within these sections attempt to merge Aristotelian questions with Platonic ones.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Jeffery S. Mio, Albert N. Katz

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Psychology Pre
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138995800
ISBN 13 
9781138995802
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
292
Editor
Mio Jeffery S., Katz Albert N.