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Metaphors We Live By

Literary Theory: “Metaphors We Live By” (1980) by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson

June 13, 2014January 19, 2015The Narratologist
Artwork by Wake Felderman.

Artwork by Wake Felderman.

Are there any concepts at all that are understood directly, without metaphor? If not, how can we understand anything at all? (Lakoff and Johnson)

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