The History of Metaphors of Nature: Science and Literature from Homer to Al Gore, Tập 2Edwin Mellen Press, 2006 - 925 trang This book shows how modern European Languages have a large number of metaphors which represent the whole of nature. Metaphors used in natural science and literature, such as Mother Nature, have a powerful influence on the framing of scientific hypothesis making, and these words have guided the history of natural science for several millennia, while also influencing North American nature writing. |
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... nature , the most valid of nature's texts . ” He gave these to friends and patrons . They were very decoratively put together , and also scientifically correct . What relationship they bore to the philosophical " book of nature ...
... nature , the most valid of nature's texts . ” He gave these to friends and patrons . They were very decoratively put together , and also scientifically correct . What relationship they bore to the philosophical " book of nature ...
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... nature . The only example of the books of life as a metaphor for the whole of nature was Song Leaves From The Book Of Life And Nature ( Redfield , 1852 ) . The trope of nature as a book was not just used by high art and natural science ...
... nature . The only example of the books of life as a metaphor for the whole of nature was Song Leaves From The Book Of Life And Nature ( Redfield , 1852 ) . The trope of nature as a book was not just used by high art and natural science ...
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... Book Of Nature : An American Revolution In Consciousness ( Versluis , 1997 ) . Galileo stated that the book of nature was written in mathematical symbols . This was echoed in several books about him : one called Galileo , Human ...
... Book Of Nature : An American Revolution In Consciousness ( Versluis , 1997 ) . Galileo stated that the book of nature was written in mathematical symbols . This was echoed in several books about him : one called Galileo , Human ...
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Ahura Mazda alchemy ancient Angra Mainyu animals Aristotle astronomical Averroes became believed book of nature Burroughs called Cavendish century Christian conservation Copernicus created creation creator culture Darwin developed dynamic equilibrium early earth Emerson Encyclopedia environmental European evolution example famous flow flux of nature flux trope forest fossils founder geological Glacken globe goddess gods Greek heaven Hebrew Heraclitus human Hutton Huxley hydrologic cycle idea important intellectual interesting James Hutton Jewish John King land language lived magic Medieval metaphor modern moon mountains Muir myths natural science nature writer notion ocean pagan philosopher planet Plato poem poet popular Project Gutenberg Ptolemy published rain religion religious Renaissance rivers rocks Roman Empire Saint Sarton scientific scientists seems soil sphere spirit stars story stream Sumerian Taton theory things Thoreau Thorndike thought tree trope word writing written wrote Yggdrasil York