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The Natural philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg: A Study in the Conceptual Metaphors of the Mechanistic World-View

By (author) David Duner

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Although Emanuel Swedenborg (1688â€“1772) is commonly known for his spiritual philosophy, his early career was focused unnatural science. During this period, Swedenborg thought of the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. This volume analyzes this mechanistic worldview from the cognitive perspective, by means of a study of the metaphors in Swedenborgâ€™s texts. The author argues that these conceptual metaphors are vital skills of the creative mind and scientific thinking, used to create visual analogies and abstract ideas. This means that Swedenborgâ€™s mechanistic and geometrical worldview, allowed him to perceive the world as mechanical and geometrical. Swedenborg thought â€withâ€ books and pens. The reading gave him associations and clues, forced him to interpret, and gave him material for his intellectual development.

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