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D. Gentner
1981
1981
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Gentner, D. (1981). Are Scientific Analogies Metaphors.
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@article{d1981a,
title = {Are Scientific Analogies Metaphors},
year = {1981},
author = {Gentner, D.}
}
Abstract
Abstract : The goal of this paper is to provide a structural characterization of analogy in science, contrasting good science analogies with literary metaphors and with poorer examples of science analogies. The paper first presents a theoretical approach in which complex metaphors and analogies are treated as structure-mappings between domains. Within this framework, metaphor and analogy are contrasted with literal similarity. Then, a set of distinguishing structural characteristics is proposed and applied in a series of comparisons. To illustrate the points, analogies of historical importance are analyzed. (Author)
