نوع مقاله : پژوهشی
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1 گروه مطالعات علم و فناوری. دانشکده مدیریت، علم وفناوری. دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر. تهران. ایران.
2 گروه مطالعات علم و فناوری. دانشکده مدیریت، علم و فناوری. دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر. تهران. ایران.
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
In descriptive terms, metaphors are widely used in scientific discourse, including scientific explanations. However, the fact that metaphorical explanations are justified explanations needs to be analyzed. According to the dominant approach, a justified scientific explanation must be both understanding-enhancing and true. The fundamental challenge regarding the truth of metaphorical explanations is that metaphorical propositions are considered false because they do not correspond to reality, while scientific explanations are expected to be true. In this study, we first show how metaphorical explanations enhance understanding using Lakoff and Johnson’s theory of conceptual metaphors. Then, we argue how, in addition to understanding-enhancing, metaphorical explanations can be accepted as true according to this theory. The latter argument relies on the fact that understanding takes primacy over truth and often relies on metaphor. Finally, we attempt to refine and strengthen the position of the truth of metaphorical explanations through four paths that we have called argument from dead metaphors, argument from partial versus complete correspondence, argument from epistemic cost, and argument from curve fitting.
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