A Psychohistory of Metaphors

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Informação do Produto

ISBN9781498520287
AutoresBrian J. McVeigh
EditoraBloomsbury Publishing Plc
FormatoCapa dura
Número de páginas244
Peso (kg)0,520
Data de Publicação04/04/2016
Preço (iva excl.)€ 150,85
Imposto€ 9,05
Preço (iva inc.)€ 159,90
Disponibilidade1 unidade em armazém externo

Descrição do Produto

How have figures of speech configured new concepts of time, space, and mind throughout history? Brian J. McVeigh answers this question in A Psychohistory of Metaphors: Envisioning Time, Space, and Self through the Centuries by exploring “meta-framing:” our ever-increasing capability to “step back” from the environment, search out its familiar features to explain the unfamiliar, and generate “as if” forms of knowledge and metaphors of location and vision. This book demonstrates how analogizing and abstracting have altered spatio-visual perceptions, expanding our introspective capabilities and allowing us to adapt to changing social circumstances.