How metaphor functions as a vehicle of thought: Creativity as a necessity for knowledge building and communication

Within this article we will question several common assumptions regarding knowledge building and dissemination, including scientific knowledge, and will argue that creativity is an essential component, as exemplified through a discussion of one of the works of Jack Ox and the centrality of metaphor in her body of work. The framework for this discussion is based on the Conceptual Metaphor Theory, which assumes that metaphor is a mode of thought...