This paper investigates the methodology of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen and his conception economic models as analytical similes. His approach has received little attention from mathematical economists methodologists. Thus, purpose this is to characterize perspective situate it in broader spectrum methodologies. It shows that criticized lack significance certain attempted give philosophical founda...

The paper explores a system of references generated by two similes in the scene Achilles’ chase Hector Iliad 22, chariot race and people dream, frozen attitudes flight pursuit. It is argued that connect with episodes dream apparition Patroclus to Achilles funeral Patroclus; they further evoke Panathenaic athletic contests particularly apobatic race, alluding Athenian epichoric tradition at grav...

How did ancient Greeks experience their relationship with wild Nature? What feelings a walk in the forest or night spent woods evoke them? Over centuries, literature has built bridges between them and us can bring little closer to grasping hint of mentality. Our analysis passages similes that mention natural world Iliad could shed some light on how they perceived environment. Mountains forests ...

rain is one of the manifestations of the divine blessing for servants which plays a very important role in the life of this human being. man has paid special attention to rain since he stepped on earth. many poets have described rain, used it in their similes and composed poetry out of it. they have used rain as a symbol together with other symbols such as woman, praise, battleground and so man...