George Lakoff quote: Metaphysics in philosophy is, of course, supposed to characterize what is real - literally real. The irony is that such ...

Metaphysics in philosophy is, of course, supposed to characterize what is real - literally real. The irony is that such a conception of the real depends upon unconscious metaphors.

~ George Lakoff ~

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