A Psychohistory of Metaphors: Envisioning Time, Space, and Self through the Centuries

by Brian J. McVeigh

How have figures of speech configured new concepts of time, space, and mind throughout history? Brian J. McVeigh answers this question in A Psychohistory of Envisioning Time, Space, and Self through the Centuries by exploring “” our ever-increasing capability to “step back” from the environment, search out its familiar features to explain the unfamiliar, and generate “as if” forms of knowledge and metaphors of location and vision. This book demonstrates how analogizing and abstracting have altered spatio-visual perceptions, expanding our introspective capabilities and allowing us to adapt to changing social circumstances.

Genres: Psychology

233 pages, Hardcover

Published April 4, 2016

About the author

Brian J. McVeigh received his PhD in anthropology from Princeton University and his MA and MS from the University at Albany, State University of New York. A specialist in Japan and China, he lived in Asia for 17 years. The author of 16 books on topics ranging from psychology, history, nationalism, education, pop culture, anthropology, Asian studies, ancient mentalities, and psychotherapy, he is currently researching the intellectual impact of Julian Jaynes. He now works as a licensed mental health counselor.