The History of Metaphors of Nature: Science and Literature from Homer to Al Gore, Volume 2Edwin Mellen Press, 2006 - 925 pagine This book shows how modern European Languages have a large number of metaphors which represent the whole of nature. Metaphors used in natural science and literature, such as Mother Nature, have a powerful influence on the framing of scientific hypothesis making, and these words have guided the history of natural science for several millennia, while also influencing North American nature writing. |
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... feeling for nature by many people in the cultures that developed into the industrialized world . It fostered a fairly positive feeling that nature was created for the benefit of humanity , but that humans had a duty to act to protect ...
... feeling for nature by many people in the cultures that developed into the industrialized world . It fostered a fairly positive feeling that nature was created for the benefit of humanity , but that humans had a duty to act to protect ...
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... feels at home and safe in its tree , and very much at risk on the ground . The same must be so of more advanced ... feeling at the sight or smell of trees , especially one with the configuration of a known fruit - bearing species ...
... feels at home and safe in its tree , and very much at risk on the ground . The same must be so of more advanced ... feeling at the sight or smell of trees , especially one with the configuration of a known fruit - bearing species ...
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... feelings for living nature , but that feeling has changed since the discovery of evolution . The world tree from ancient pagan mythologies became the family tree of nature that Darwin constructed and it included humans in the popular ...
... feelings for living nature , but that feeling has changed since the discovery of evolution . The world tree from ancient pagan mythologies became the family tree of nature that Darwin constructed and it included humans in the popular ...
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The History of Metaphors of Nature: Science and Literature from ..., Volume 2 Stephen A. Norwick Visualizzazione estratti - 2006 |
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Ahura Mazda alchemy ancient Angra Mainyu animals Aristotle astronomical Averroes became believed book of nature Burroughs called Cavendish century Christian conservation Copernicus created creation creator culture Darwin developed dynamic equilibrium early earth Emerson Encyclopedia environmental European evolution example famous flow flux of nature flux trope forest fossils founder geological Glacken globe goddess gods Greek heaven Hebrew Heraclitus human Hutton Huxley hydrologic cycle idea important intellectual interesting James Hutton Jewish John King land language lived magic Medieval metaphor modern moon mountains Muir myths natural science nature writer notion ocean pagan philosopher planet Plato poem poet popular Project Gutenberg Ptolemy published rain religion religious Renaissance rivers rocks Roman Empire Saint Sarton scientific scientists seems soil sphere spirit stars story stream Sumerian Taton theory things Thoreau Thorndike thought tree trope word writing written wrote Yggdrasil York