Monster Metaphors

This book explores ways in which common metaphors can play a detrimental role in everyday life; how they can grow in outsized importance to dominate their respective terrains and push out alternative perspectives; and how forms of resistance might act to contain their dominance.

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Peter J. Adams practiced as a psychologist before engaging in research on applied rhetoric, addiction studies, existential issues and industry conflicts of interest. He has published seven sole-authored books on these topics. He is employed as a full professor at the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introducing Monster Life

Chapter 2: How Metaphors Work

Chapter 3: The Holy Trinity: Metaphor, Synecdoche and Metonymy

Chapter 4: The Creative Potential of Metaphors

Chapter 5: When Metaphors Turn Nasty

Chapter 6: Monster 1, Mental Illness

Chapter 7: Monster 2, Free-Flowing Markets

Chapter 8: Monster 3, The Mirror of Nature

Chapter 9: Monster 4, Men as Naturally Superior

Chapter 10: Vested Interests

Chapter 11: Resisting Monster Dominance

Chapter 12: Promoting Monster-Free Environments

Chapter 13: Letting Monsters Go

Index