"Different persons growing up in the same language are like different bushes trimmed and trained to take the shape of identical elephants."
— Quine, W. V. O. (1908-2000)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Publisher
The MIT Press
Date
1960
Metaphor
"Different persons growing up in the same language are like different bushes trimmed and trained to take the shape of identical elephants."
Metaphor in Context
Different persons growing up in the same language are like different bushes trimmed and trained to take the shape of identical elephants. The anatomical details of twigs and branches will fulfill the elephantine form differently from bush to bush, but the overall outward results are alike.
(p. 8)
(p. 8)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Quine, W.V.O. Word and Object. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1960.
Date of Entry
02/16/2004
Date of Review
06/24/2011
