Making truth : metaphor in science
"How does science work? Making Truth: Metaphor in Science provides a new perspective on how science gets done. The central thesis of the book is that metaphorical reasoning is at the core of creative science. Drawing upon results from the cognitive sciences, Theodore L. Brown bridges the worlds of scientists and nonscientists in demonstrating the presence and the power of metaphorical thought in scientific reasoning and communication."--Jacket
xi, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780252028106, 0252028104
50253058
Scientific thought and practice
Introduction to metaphor
The conceptual theory of metaphor
The classical atom
The modern atom
Molecular models in chemistry and biology
Protein folding
Cellular-level metaphors
Global warming
Science's metaphorical foundations: the social in science