Metaphor and myth in science and religion
By: Earl R. MacCormac.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
Subjects: Language and languages -- Religious aspects; Science -- Language; Metaphor; Religion and science
Description: Most of the effort in this work is fully devoted to establishing the thesis that science and religion use language in a similar manner; both employ metaphors to suggest new hypotheses, both seem to confirm their hypotheses in human experience, and both often create myths by forgetting the hypothetical character of their metaphors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.