The History of Metaphors of Nature: Science and Literature from Homer to Al Gore, 第 2 卷Edwin Mellen Press, 2006 - 925 頁 This book shows how modern European Languages have a large number of metaphors which represent the whole of nature. Metaphors used in natural science and literature, such as Mother Nature, have a powerful influence on the framing of scientific hypothesis making, and these words have guided the history of natural science for several millennia, while also influencing North American nature writing. |
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... souls of their dead ancestors ( Holmberg , 1964 , p . 69 ) . They believed that these ghosts could be helpful if treated properly , but harmful if ignored or mistreated . They also believed that some of the trees spirits were the souls ...
... souls of their dead ancestors ( Holmberg , 1964 , p . 69 ) . They believed that these ghosts could be helpful if treated properly , but harmful if ignored or mistreated . They also believed that some of the trees spirits were the souls ...
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... souls growing there . " This garden can only be reached by very wise and holy people ( Nachman , 1988 , p . 91 ) . Once he said , " I am a beautiful , wonderful tree with wonderful branches , and below I am literally in the depths of ...
... souls growing there . " This garden can only be reached by very wise and holy people ( Nachman , 1988 , p . 91 ) . Once he said , " I am a beautiful , wonderful tree with wonderful branches , and below I am literally in the depths of ...
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... souls . The Torah is the root of all Jewish souls . If there is a defect in a 704 The Book of Nature in Renaissance Literature and Theology.
... souls . The Torah is the root of all Jewish souls . If there is a defect in a 704 The Book of Nature in Renaissance Literature and Theology.
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