Culture, disease and well-being : the grey zone of health and illness series,
2042-177X
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-147)
Metaphor in Dante -- Metaphor in fairy tales -- Sontag's critique of metaphors -- Abortion -- Metaphors and the issue of incommensurability -- Israel and Palestine -- The problem of evil -- Tragedy vs comedy -- Teaching -- Oriented action -- Bad metaphors
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Proposes that the interminable nature of many controversies suggests there is a problem with the syllogism, a main tool of logic. Using examples from both literary material and current debates, argues that metaphors are not just aesthetic tools but can be used to judge phenomena