Metaphorical Change in Cognition: On The Verge of Rationality

Some changes in the environment, when attended to, result in cognitive response which may be called thinking with change. Thinking with change  is similar to  the “algorithm of sense detection” of metaphors. In fact, the interpretation of any kind of metaphor is framed by the general human mechanism of dealing with a change. Therefore an interpreted (meaningful) change is here called metaphorical. The first part clarifies the concepts of change and metaphor. The second part provides the characteristics of metaphorical changes. Finally, we try to answer the question if metaphorical thinking with change is rational.