Abstract

The article “The Analogical Mind; Perspectives from Cognitive Science” by Dedre Gentner, Keith J. Holyoak, and Boicho N. Kokinov focuses on analyzing and applying metaphors and analogies. In the first part of the article, they applied the ideals of an analogy and metaphor to a boat race. This article gives the reader an abstract way of looking at figurative language. This form of interpretation can be applied to the study of religion. One of the interesting things about interpreting religion is that it has multiple meanings. Looking at religion in a literal sense only allows for the reader to get one basic understanding of what is being portrayed. When reading the Psalms in class we mentioned that the Psalm’s are generic and universal. Basically meaning that it is written in a way that no matter the person’s circumstances they can relate to it.