Making truth : metaphor in science
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Making truth : metaphor in science
University of Illinois Press, 2008
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Includes index
"First Illinois paperback, 2008" -- T.p. verso
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How does science work? Making Truth: Metaphor in Science argues that most laypeople, and many scientists, do not have a clear understanding of how metaphor relates to scientific thinking. With stunning clarity, and bridging the worlds of scientists and nonscientists, Theodore L. Brown demonstrates the presence and the power of metaphorical thought. To illustrate the roles of metaphor in science, Brown presents a series of studies of scientific systems. These range from the atom, historically one of the most important ideas in science, through models in chemistry and biology, including current "hot" topics such as protein folding, chaperone proteins, and global warming. The case studies in Making Truth illustrate the deeply metaphorical nature of scientific reasoning and communication. They provide the basis for far-reaching conclusions about science as an intellectual and social practice and about the nature of scientific truth.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
1. Scientific Thought and Practice 1
2. Introduction to Metaphor 14
3. The Theory of Conceptual Metaphor 31
4. The Classical Atom 53
5. The Modern Atom 74
6. Molecular Models in Chemistry and Biology 100
7. Protein Folding 122
8. Cellular-Level Metaphors 146
9. Global Warming 160
10. Science's Metaphorical Foundations: The Social in Science 183
Notes 197
Index 211
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