Readings in Analogy-Making

Here are some links to interesting books, papers, people, and websites related to analogy-making and metaphor. If I’m missing a link that you would recommend, please leave a comment. Look here for a list of quotations about analogy-making and metaphor. There is no particular order to these lists.

Analogy and Logic

Aristotle’s theory of syllogism (in Prior Analytics) is often cited as the origin of modern logic. He also had a theory of analogy (in Poetics), which he put to practical use in reasoning about ethics (in Nichomachean Ethics). It seems that he believed logic and analogy were both valid forms of reasoning. The majority view [...]