Going through the mirror, science for the 21st century: metaphors and metonyms in science
Auteur :
Yablonsky, Gregory S.
Éditeur :
Yablonsky, Gregory S.Baaquie, Belal E.,
ISBN :
9789812706294
Date de publication :
1 juin 2007
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
Presents a comprehensive presentation of verbal symbolic reasoning (metaphors and metonyms) in science. This book describes a variety of metaphors in physics and chemistry, and explains the unique role of metaphors as a ""bridge"" between different levels of realities - micro-, meso-, and macro-realities.