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Why Metaphors Are Necessary and Not Just Nice<sup>1</sup>

1975574 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Andrew Ortony · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Topics & Keywords

Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Values and Moral Education Education Practices and Challenges

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Educational Theory

Volume 25, Issue 1, pp. 45-53

DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5446.1975.tb00666.x

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 6.23

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