Myth as metaphor

Information Systems Diversity: Metaphor, Meaning and Myth

Diversity pervades our lives being both a salient feature of the world around us and an unavoidable characteristic of the human endeavor. In the IS discipline there have been great discussions over the many issues stemming from diversity in our research. However, much of the discussion has overlooked the more fundamental issue of research diversity itself. This paper contributes to current unde...

Cancer as a Metaphor

Introduction: Cognitive linguists believe that metaphor is a cognitive phenomenon, and that what appears in language is just the aspect of cognitive phenomenon Metaphor is one of the basic interdisciplinary concepts that has been paid more attention to its fundamental role in various aspects of psychology, medicine, including cancer in recent years. Methods:. From the point of view of cognitiv...

Cancer as a Metaphor

Introduction: Cognitive linguists believe that metaphor is a cognitive phenomenon, and that what appears in language is just the aspect of cognitive phenomenon Metaphor is one of the basic interdisciplinary concepts that has been paid more attention to its fundamental role in various aspects of psychology, medicine, including cancer in recent years. Methods:. From the point of view of cognitiv...

Myth, Metaphor, and the Evolution of Self-Awareness

Symbolism and Information Systems Development: Myth, Metaphor and Magic

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