Title: Metaphor and myth in science and religion
First published: 1976
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.
Subjects: Language, Language and languages, Metaphor, Religion and science, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Language and languages, Science, Langage, Aspect religieux, Langage et langues, Sciences, Religion et sciences, Métaphore, History
LC classification: BL65.L2 M26