Categories: Comparisons
An example of an extended metaphor in a scientist's writing:
"Principles constitute the fixed points of the compass that are required for successful orientation in the world of phenomena."
Ernst Cassirer
Cassirer, E. (1950/1978). The Problem of Knowledge. Philosophy, Science, & History since Hegel (W. H. Woglom & C. W. Hendel, Trans.). Yale University Press.
Tags: scientific principles
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