A Psychohistory of Metaphors

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A Psychohistory of Metaphors is written by Brian J. McVeigh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1498520294 (ISBN 10) and 9781498520294 (ISBN 13).

How have figures of speech configured new concepts of time, space, and mind throughout history? Brian J. McVeigh answers this question in A Psychohistory of Metaphors: Envisioning Time, Space, and Self through the Centuries by exploring “meta-framing:” our ever-increasing capability to “step back” from the environment, search out its familiar features to explain the unfamiliar, and generate “as if” forms of knowledge and metaphors of location and vision. This book demonstrates how analogizing and abstracting have altered spatio-visual perceptions, expanding our introspective capabilities and allowing us to adapt to changing social circumstances.