Metaphors We Live By

From two renowned scholars, an "enjoyable and intellectually stimulating" look at how metaphors shape our perceptions and actions (Language).

The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social experience to provide understanding of countless other subjects. Because such metaphors structure our m...