[FRIAM] Model, Metaphor, Analogy

[Steven A Smith]

I meant to spawn a fresh proto-thread here, sorry.
> Given that we have been splitting hairs on terminology, I wanted to at 
> least OPEN the topic that has been grazed over and over, and that is 
> the distinction between Model, Metaphor, and Analogy.
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> I specifically mean
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>  1. Mathematical Model <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_model>
>  2. Conceptual Metaphor
>     <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_metaphor>
>  3. Formal Analogy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analogy>
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> I don't know if this narrows it down enough to discuss but I think 
> these three terms have been bandied about loosely and widely enough 
> lately to deserve a little more explication?
>
> I could rattle on for pages about my own usage/opinions/distinctions 
> but trust that would just pollute a thread before it had a chance to 
> start, if start it can.
>
> A brief Google Search gave me THIS reference which looks promising, 
> but as usual, I'm not willing to go past a paywall or beg a 
> colleague/institution for access (I know LANL's reference library will 
> probably get this for me if I go in there!).
>
> http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/tocnode?id=g9780631221081_chunk_g97806312210818
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