![]() ![]() It followsthat limiting the possible meaning of languageby rendering it explicit also lmits the possible meaning that could be found in the world It is metaphors that carry us across (that is what the word ‘metaphor’ means) the implied gap between language and the world, and make what would otherwise be a hermetically sealed system of signs capable of meaning something in terms of embodied experience. Much elegant research demonstrates that we are essentially blind to what we do not think For me it would require couple of re-reads to savour and assimilate. This is a must read for all of those who are intrigued by the complex muscle called brain. I particularly liked the one which elaborates the true meaning of a metaphor. ![]() Picking the best, which itself ran into some 300 words from a small book of about 10,000 words, is a measure of the extent to which this cerebral work can engross the reader. ![]()
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