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Newsletter Nr. 1.344
Amsterdam, May 4, 2025


The Use of Metaphors in Science  Is Eros a Bad One for Evolution? - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Metaphors are not just rhetorical flourishes in science; they are tools of thought. They help us grasp the invisible, the abstract, the complex. From Newton's “clockwork universe” to the “genetic code,” metaphors enable theory-building by mapping unfamiliar domains onto familiar ones. But as George Lakoff and Mark Johnson argued in Metaphors We Live By, metaphors do not merely adorn our language — they shape our cognition. They frame how we perceive the world, what questions we ask, and which answers feel satisfying. In science, they can guide discovery or misguide belief.

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