Metaphors and the dynamics of knowledge - Maasen, Sabine 1960- (Routledge, 2000)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and indexes
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Metaphors and the dynamics of knowledge: preliminary thoughts; Analysing knowledge dynamics, in general, and the role of metaphors, in particular; Metaphors as targets and tools in the analysis of knowledge dynamics; 'Struggle for existence': selection, retention and extinction of a metaphor; Of paradigms, shifts, and changes; the Kuhnian metaphor; The order of meaning: the career of chaos as a metaphor; Metaphors and the dynamics of knowledge; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index
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
Keywords: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture; Semantics (Philosophy); Metaphor; Semantik; Metapher; Wissenschaftsentwicklung