Analyzing the power of metaphor in the rhetoric of science, this book examines the use of words to express complex scientific concepts.

The study focuses on three major case studies: the spread of Darwin's phrase "struggle for existence" in the popularizing literature in turn of the century Germ

Introduces the diverse roles metaphors play in the life sciences and highlights their significance for theory, communication, and education.

Metaphor lies at the heart of the contemporary debate in aesthetics, semantics and the philosophy of science. It is generally recognised now that metaphor is no

Metaphor and Knowledge offers a sweeping history of rhetoric and metaphor in science, delving into questions about how language constitutes knowledge. Weaving t