The Use of Metaphors in Scientific Development: A Logical Approach (2002)
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Isabel D'Hanis
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@MISC{D'Hanis02theuse,
author = {Isabel D'Hanis},
title = {The Use of Metaphors in Scientific Development: A Logical Approach},
year = {2002}
}
author = {Isabel D'Hanis},
title = {The Use of Metaphors in Scientific Development: A Logical Approach},
year = {2002}
}
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Abstract:
In this paper, I argue that the use of multiple metaphors plays an important part in scientific reasoning. It is more powerful in generating new ideas than the use of single metaphors. The aim of this paper is twofold. First I will argue, by means of some historical examples, that the combination of metaphors adds a very specific type of dynamics, that makes them more powerful than single metaphors. Secondly, I will discuss an adaptive logic that grasps the use of multiple metaphors and that increases our insight in the reasoning process.
