Category Archives: Language

What is metaphor? Aristotle defined it as giving some “thing” a name that belongs to something else. The “thing” is called the metaphor’s “target” and the “something else” from which it takes a name is its “source.” Like the etymology … Continue reading →

In his book, I is an Other, James Geary recounts the story of Édouard Claparède, a Swiss neurologist who studied patients with neurological damage who could not recall old memories. One of his patients had completely lost her short-term memory. … Continue reading →

I am the Good Shepherd. I am the Door. I am the Bread of Life. How often would I have gathered you under my wings. My beloved is a bouquet of flowers. I have fought a good fight. Metaphor is … Continue reading →