No Jim, that's not all there is to metaphor and analogy, but I do not have adequate teaching ability to explain it to you. I could refer you again to Hofstadter, but you already blew that suggestion once, so I am content to let you wallow in your ignorance except to point out again that you are not with us people who find a greater role for it. andi
Can I help? On May 14, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > In reference to my summary (where I said I was going to create a text-based > AGI program) Andi did say that metaphors were the reason text would be > inadequate or something like, that but he did not actually take the next step > to provide a reason to backup or explain this. > > A metaphor is a form of reasoning by similarity. The term 'analogous > reasoning', might suggest a more abstract form of reasoning by similarity. I > believe that certain IQ tests use analogous knowledge to test if the person > has integrated similar cultural knowledge appropriately. > > The Bears are to Chicago > As the ________ are to Boston. > > A lamb is to a sheep > As a ___ is to a tiger. > > > A metaphor then might originally be an example of purposeful analogy. For > example, "That lamb pounced on me like a tiger ___" > > So for a fresh metaphor to be understandable it probably has a reason for its > use. Of course, archaic metaphors, like the past tense of the verb 'go' are > mostly lost to people who aren't familiar with old English texts. > > Jim Bromer > > > > > Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 21:52:50 -0400 > > Subject: RE: [agi] What a TM1 and a TM2 look like from the outside > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > Jim Bromer threw a stone at Mike: > > > What is your IQ Mike? > > > > What's your IQ, Jim? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > AGI > > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/24379807-f5817f28 > > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > AGI | Archives | Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
