- Mathematics as Metaphor p.47
Interpretation by Nishio
- metaphor is to connect A and B such that A cannot be B
- then language is basically a metaphor, since word A cannot be the B to which it refers.
That’s a funny thing to say.
- It’s not the author who said this, but it’s interesting that he picks this up to explain the metaphor in his book on metaphor
2024-09-11 - quick and dirty logic reminded me of this - I couldn’t remember the title Mathematics as Metaphor, so I was searching for Mathematics and Metaphor.
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