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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... interesting to think that this idea , which is universal among practicing scientists today , was linked to atomism in the ancient world , and modern scientists are all atomists . But the relationship seems completely accidental ...
... interesting to think that this idea , which is universal among practicing scientists today , was linked to atomism in the ancient world , and modern scientists are all atomists . But the relationship seems completely accidental ...
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... interesting experiments some of which were not explained until the Baroque period . He had extensive knowledge of many manufacturing processes including refining metals , glass making , distillation of various liquids , and the ...
... interesting experiments some of which were not explained until the Baroque period . He had extensive knowledge of many manufacturing processes including refining metals , glass making , distillation of various liquids , and the ...
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... interesting demythification during the making of the modern world was the desacralization of numbers which happened at the same time . Therefore , it was not numbers that excised the magic from the European worldview , but something ...
... interesting demythification during the making of the modern world was the desacralization of numbers which happened at the same time . Therefore , it was not numbers that excised the magic from the European worldview , but something ...
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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