Abstract
The employment of metaphors, originating from either inter- or intra-discipline borrowing, can be fruitful if one specifies correctly the type of resemblance which the metaphor is intended to reveal. After a discussion of the role of metaphors, the chapter identifies four types: the nominal, heterologous, homologous, and unificational. An 'identificational slip' is committed when the employed metaphor is intended to reveal one type of resemblance which evidence does not support.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 83-105 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology |
| Volume | 18A |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |