About this title: Research in metaphor has been dominated by Aristotelian questions of processes in metaphor understanding. Although this areas is important, it leaves unasked Platonic questions of how structures of the mind affect such processes. Moreover, this book argues that there has been relatively little work on how metaphors affect human behaviour. This work is dedicated to an empirical examination of how metaphors affect human behaviour and understanding. It is divided into four sections including metaphor and pragmatics, clinical uses of metaphor, metaphor and politics, and other applications of ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780805816501ISBN:080581650X
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Psychology Press)
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780805816501ISBN:080581650X
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 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 ... read more
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