Multiple Analogies in Science and Philosophy

A multiple analogy is a structured comparison in which several sources are likened to a target. In Multiple analogies in science and philosophy , Shelley provides a thorough account of the cognitive representations and processes that participate in multiple analogy formation. Through analysis of real examples taken from the fields of evolutionary biology, archaeology, and Plato's Republic , Shelley argues that multiple analogies are not simply concatenated single analogies but are instead the ge