TY - JOUR
T1 - On Metaphors, Animals, and Us
AU - Krementsov, Nikolai L.
AU - Todes, Daniel P.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Metaphorical concepts have always played an important role in scientific thought. Through these metaphors, social and cultural conditions, ideological preconceptions, and everyday experiences influence ideas about nature. This article discusses two examples from the history of ideas about evolution and animal behavior: Darwin's “struggle for existence,” and the rise and fall of zoopsychology. It also describes sociobiology as a current example. 1991 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
AB - Metaphorical concepts have always played an important role in scientific thought. Through these metaphors, social and cultural conditions, ideological preconceptions, and everyday experiences influence ideas about nature. This article discusses two examples from the history of ideas about evolution and animal behavior: Darwin's “struggle for existence,” and the rise and fall of zoopsychology. It also describes sociobiology as a current example. 1991 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1991.tb01823.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1991.tb01823.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84979335847
SN - 0022-4537
VL - 47
SP - 67
EP - 81
JO - Journal of Social Issues
JF - Journal of Social Issues
IS - 3
ER -