Re: Metaphor and Mental Models

Dr. Ivan Blanco (blanco@bu4090.barry.edu)
Wed, 4 Jan 1995 16:42:47 -0500

> Eddy Steenbergen writes:
>
> > I see metaphor as a vital tool to achieve new insights into a problem, issue
> > or situation. It can allow us to take entirely new perspectives and look
> > with different eyes at something (whoops - almost a tautology there).
> >
>
Charles responded:
> The reality rather than metaphor is that we have only one set of
> eyes we can see through. If you think you need another set of eyes,
> or more literally; another perspective, then you have failed to be
> objective. Objectiveness is the principle skill of the scientist--
> social or physical.
>
> Again, the metaphor has let understanding down without your
> realization.
>
Charles, while it is true that we only have one set of eyes, it is
also true that we "really see" with our brains - which includes our
emotions, previous experiences, anticipated results, the heart and the
soul, ... As I see it, the eyes only handle the physical stuff (light,
colors, shapes, etc.), it is the brain the one that tells us what is
that we see!

I also feel that different perspectives can add to or polish your
objectivity!

Ivan,

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