.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Metaphor and Cognition
Bipin Indurkhya
€ 256.21
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Metaphor and Cognition
paperback. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 457 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
Many metaphors go beyond pionting to the existing similarities between two objects -- they create the similarities. Such metaphors, which have been relegated to the back seat in most of the cognitive science research, are the focus of attention in this study, which addresses the creation of similarity within an elaborately laid out interactive framework of cognition. Starting from the constructivist views of Nelson Goodman and Jean Piaget, this framework resolves an apparent paradox in interactionism: how can reality not have a mind-independent ontology and structure, but still manage to constrain ... Read more
Many metaphors go beyond pionting to the existing similarities between two objects -- they create the similarities. Such metaphors, which have been relegated to the back seat in most of the cognitive science research, are the focus of attention in this study, which addresses the creation of similarity within an elaborately laid out interactive framework of cognition. Starting from the constructivist views of Nelson Goodman and Jean Piaget, this framework resolves an apparent paradox in interactionism: how can reality not have a mind-independent ontology and structure, but still manage to constrain ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
457
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Cognitive Systems
Number of Pages
457
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048141463
SKU
V9789048141463
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Metaphor and Cognition