Why Metaphors Are Necessary and Not Just Nice

Andrew Ortony

doi:10.1111/j.1741-5446.1975.tb00666.x

Why Metaphors Are Necessary and Not Just Nice

Andrew Ortony^*

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School of Education and Social Policy

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	45-53
Number of pages	9
Journal	Educational Theory
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-5446.1975.tb00666.x
State	Published - Jan 1975

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