The natural philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg : a study in the conceptual metaphors of the mechanistic world-view
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Although Emanuel Swedenborg (1688--1772) is commonly known for his spiritual philosophy, his early career was focused unnatural science. During this period, Swedenborg thought of the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. This volume analyzes this mechanistic worldview from the cognitive perspective, by means of a study of the metaphors in Swedenborg's texts. The authorargues that these conceptual metaphors are vital skills of the creative mind and scientific thinking, used to create visual analogies and abstract ideas. This means that Swedenborg's me.Abstract: This book analyzes Swedenborg's early mechanistic worldview from a cognitive perspective, using a study of metaphors in his texts. The author argues that metaphors are vital to the creative mind andscientific thinking, to visual analogies and abstract ideas.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- David
Dunér - Language
- English
- Series
- Studies in the history of philosophy of mind 11
- ISBN
- 9789400745605
- Release date
- 2013
