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“Political Totemism and the Danger of Metaphors” is a series of four articles originally written by [[David Brin]] so

[[category:metaphors]]The [[Titanic leadership metaphor]] uses a hypothetical situation on board

==More Questions, More Metaphors== I don't pretend these metaphors are perfect. If they stir a debate, leading to something even better, that

...>laziness...</i> the way we frequently let ourselves accept other peoples' metaphors &ndash; their models of the world &ndash; without stopping to think or ask, ...olitical model is bound to have weaknesses. Models are, after all, only <i>metaphors</i> for the world &ndash; ways to help organize our thoughts. We require a

..."pageant" metaphor, which you rejected... or any of the newer "restaurant" metaphors (taking home my buffet leftovers, a wad of napkins, or extra plastic utensi

[[David Brin/The Ultimate Goal|Last time]] we discussed a few metaphors which might help, as well as a set of questions to ask, when trying for a s

* http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/03/02/fools-and-their-money-metaphors/ ...om/inspiration/36-thought-provoking-paintings-pawel-kuczynski/ - political metaphors