{"product_id":"bellek-metaforlari-zihinle-ilgili-fikirlerin-tarihi","title":"Metaphors of Memory: A History of Ideas About the Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fundamental question of Metaphors of Memory, which has been met with great interest in the Netherlands and the countries where it has been translated, is this: What is memory? Since memory is a faculty that is very difficult to define directly, philosophers and psychologists have resorted to various metaphors throughout the ages to understand it. Draaisma takes the reader on a historical journey from antiquity to the present day, introducing these metaphors. He investigates how these metaphors, derived from various techniques and tools developed to store information over the ages—from wax tablets to books, from photographs to computers, and even holograms—have been used. It is a history of science written in an extremely clear and understandable language. The most original contribution of the book is its finding that metaphors play a crucial role in the production of scientific knowledge. Contrary to what is generally assumed, we see that the dream of producing a scientific language entirely free from metaphors, i.e., from the restrictive effects of language and sociality, has always remained a dream; metaphors have at times misled scientists, hindered the development of knowledge, but have also been eye-opening elements that fueled the desire for more knowledge. We present this work not only to readers working in the field of science or interested in science but also to literary readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/strong\u003e(1953) studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and currently serves as a faculty member in the History and Theory of Psychology department at the same university. His thesis on the metaphorical nature of memory language, written while at Utrecht University, was published in 1993 as De metaforenmachine. Een geschiedenis van het geheugen (Metaphors of Memory) and won the Heymans Award from the Dutch National Institute of Psychologists. The book garnered significant interest both in its original language and in the eight languages into which it was translated. His book \"Why Does Life Speed Up As We Get Older? On Autobiographical Memory,\" published in 2001, which received even more attention and was translated into eleven languages, is also part of the Metis publishing program.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metis Yayıncılık","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39409050353859,"sku":"9789753426176","price":891.0,"currency_code":"TRY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/3950\/7395\/products\/9789753426176.jpg?v=1616018393","url":"https:\/\/yemkitabevi.com\/en-us\/products\/bellek-metaforlari-zihinle-ilgili-fikirlerin-tarihi","provider":"YEM Kitabevi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}