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This book explores ways in which common metaphors can play a detrimental role in everyday life; how they can grow in outsized importance to dominate their respective terrains and push out alternative perspectives; and how forms of resistance might act to contain their dominance.
Sommario
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introducing Monster Life
Chapter 2: How Metaphors Work
Chapter 3: The Holy Trinity: Metaphor, Synecdoche and Metonymy
Chapter 4: The Creative Potential of Metaphors
Chapter 5: When Metaphors Turn Nasty
Chapter 6: Monster 1, Mental Illness
Chapter 7: Monster 2, Free-Flowing Markets
Chapter 8: Monster 3, The Mirror of Nature
Chapter 9: Monster 4, Men as Naturally Superior
Chapter 10: Vested Interests
Chapter 11: Resisting Monster Dominance
Chapter 12: Promoting Monster-Free Environments
Chapter 13: Letting Monsters Go
Index
Info autore
Peter J. Adams practiced as a psychologist before engaging in research on applied rhetoric, addiction studies, existential issues and industry conflicts of interest. He has published seven sole-authored books on these topics. He is employed as a full professor at the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
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This book explores ways in which common metaphors can play a detrimental role in everyday life; how they can grow in outsized importance to dominate their respective terrains and push out alternative perspectives; and how forms of resistance might act to contain their dominance.
