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Metaphors and the dynamics of knowledge / Sabine Maasen and Peter Weingart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maasen, Sabine, 1960-
- Series:
- Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 26.
- Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 26
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Semantics (Philosophy).
- Metaphor.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Summary:
- This book opens up a new route to the study of knowledge dynamics and the sociology of knowledge. The focus is on the role of metaphors as powerful catalysts and the book dissects their role in the construction of theories of knowledge and will therefore be of vital interest to social and cognitive scientists alike.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-176) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0415208025
- OCLC:
- 44162448
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