Nicholas Thompson wrote circa 10-05-06 10:15 AM: > We seem to disagree quite thoroughly. To me, analogies are part of the > implicature of scientific metaphors. > > EG, if the natural selection metaphor is correct, then > > pigeon varieties : pigeon species :: species of animals : all animals.
It's not clear to me that we disagree at all, much less thoroughly. You seem to be using metaphor exclusively as a mental construct, which agrees with my naive sense of the word. And you claim metaphors imply (again, a mental construct since logic/math are mental constructs) analogies, which agrees with my naive sense of the words. And metaphors, even in your restricted sense, are quite distinct from analogies, which agrees quite nicely with my naive sense. So, what exactly do you disagree with? -- glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://agent-based-modeling.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
