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James Geary, auteur et fervent amateur d'aphorismes, parle avec passion d'un outil fascinant du langage humain : la métaphore. Amie des scribes d'Aristote à Elvis, la métaphore peut, d'après Geary, influencer subtilement nos décisions.
Lost jobs, wayward lovers, wars and famine -- come to think of it, just about any of life's curveballs -- there's an aphorism for it, and James Geary's got it. Full bio »
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