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P. Weingart

    Biology as Society, Society as Biology: Metaphors
    • 1995

      This book explores the functions of metaphors, emphasizing their evaluation based on context. It identifies three main functions: illustrative, heuristic, and constitutive. Illustrative metaphors enhance arguments, heuristic metaphors open new perspectives, and constitutive metaphors replace old meanings. The distinction between transfer and transformation is also discussed.

      Biology as Society, Society as Biology: Metaphors