The Resource I is an other : the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world, James Geary
I is an other : the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world, James Geary
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- Summary
- Geary's adept explication of the metaphor's role in defining perceptions analyzes how metaphors are used in advertising, scientific discoveries, economics, and politics, as well as how metaphors play in conceptual comprehension and long-term memory
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial edition.
- Extent
- viii, 297 pages
- Contents
-
- Foreword : why I is an other
- Metaphor and thought : all shook up
- Metaphor and etymology : language is fossil poetry
- Metaphor and money : how high can a dead cat bounce?
- Metaphor and the mind : imagining an apple in someone's eye
- Metaphor and advertising : imaginary gardens with real toads in them
- Metaphor and the brain : bright sneezes and loud sunlight
- Metaphor and the body : anger is a heated fluid in a container
- Metaphor and politics : freedom fries and liberty cabbage
- Metaphor and pleasure : experience is a comb that nature gives to bald men
- Metaphor and children : how should one refer to the sky?
- Metaphor and science : the earth is like a rice pudding
- Metaphor and parables and proverbs : mighty darn good lies
- Metaphor and innovation : make it strange
- Metaphor and psychology : a little splash of color from my mother
- Backword : the logic of metaphor
- Isbn
- 9780061710292
- Label
- I is an other : the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world
- Title
- I is an other
- Title remainder
- the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world
- Statement of responsibility
- James Geary
- Title variation
- Secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Geary's adept explication of the metaphor's role in defining perceptions analyzes how metaphors are used in advertising, scientific discoveries, economics, and politics, as well as how metaphors play in conceptual comprehension and long-term memory
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Geary, James
- Dewey number
- 428.1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1445.M4
- LC item number
- G43 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Metaphor
- Rhetoric and psychology
- Thought and thinking
- Language and languages
- Language and languages
- Metaphor
- Rhetoric and psychology
- Thought and thinking
- Label
- I is an other : the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world, James Geary
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-289) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword : why I is an other -- Metaphor and thought : all shook up -- Metaphor and etymology : language is fossil poetry -- Metaphor and money : how high can a dead cat bounce? -- Metaphor and the mind : imagining an apple in someone's eye -- Metaphor and advertising : imaginary gardens with real toads in them -- Metaphor and the brain : bright sneezes and loud sunlight -- Metaphor and the body : anger is a heated fluid in a container -- Metaphor and politics : freedom fries and liberty cabbage -- Metaphor and pleasure : experience is a comb that nature gives to bald men -- Metaphor and children : how should one refer to the sky? -- Metaphor and science : the earth is like a rice pudding -- Metaphor and parables and proverbs : mighty darn good lies -- Metaphor and innovation : make it strange -- Metaphor and psychology : a little splash of color from my mother -- Backword : the logic of metaphor
- Control code
- ocn730414459
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial edition.
- Extent
- viii, 297 pages
- Isbn
- 9780061710292
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- I is an other : the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world, James Geary
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-289) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword : why I is an other -- Metaphor and thought : all shook up -- Metaphor and etymology : language is fossil poetry -- Metaphor and money : how high can a dead cat bounce? -- Metaphor and the mind : imagining an apple in someone's eye -- Metaphor and advertising : imaginary gardens with real toads in them -- Metaphor and the brain : bright sneezes and loud sunlight -- Metaphor and the body : anger is a heated fluid in a container -- Metaphor and politics : freedom fries and liberty cabbage -- Metaphor and pleasure : experience is a comb that nature gives to bald men -- Metaphor and children : how should one refer to the sky? -- Metaphor and science : the earth is like a rice pudding -- Metaphor and parables and proverbs : mighty darn good lies -- Metaphor and innovation : make it strange -- Metaphor and psychology : a little splash of color from my mother -- Backword : the logic of metaphor
- Control code
- ocn730414459
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial edition.
- Extent
- viii, 297 pages
- Isbn
- 9780061710292
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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