I is an other the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world

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.

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Main Author: Geary, James, 1962-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper Perennial, 2012.
Edition:First Harper Perennial edition.
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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.
Physical Description:viii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-289) and index.
ISBN:9780061710292
0061710296
Author Notes:James Geary is the author of Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists and the New York Times bestseller The World in a Phrase.