I do not know very much about the contemporary philosophy. However, I have studied Logic and clasical Philosophy( from greek Mythos to Max) in Vienna University, I suppose, I some times use metaphor unintentionally.I can not answer your difficult. questions. Sorry. The other specialist will certainly give you pertinent answers

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I do. In fact, I am in the habit of starting every dialogue metaphorically. I keep the listener usually in dark where exactly I would finish my dialogue.

I am so sorry SIR that even I don't know what metaphorical means? Please explain.

All human knowledge is a metaphor. When I refer to a tree, it is only a symbol, a metaphor; moreover, the image held in my head is an ideal metaphor of what a tree is, also, the image itself is a metaphor.

@Jalal, as an engineer trying to give an answer to your thread, I borrowed the definition of metaphorical thinking, in a meantime! Here it is, while my answer will follow later. Actually, I have to think a lot and do a lot of reminds.

So: "Metaphoric thinking is a substitutional mental process in which implicit comparisons are made between qualities of objects which are usually considered in separate classifications. By poetically sensing and analogically developing the hidden connections between these normally separated qualities, the student is able to synthesize new mental constructs as forms that may be called creative. With the great over emphasis in education on making clear, linear, and literal connections, the synthesis of new evocative forms is an important productive thinking skill for all students who hope to do more than memorize information."

http://www.design.iastate.edu/NAB/about/thinkingskills/metaphoric/metaphoric.html

Might I suggest the book, Metaphors We Live By

by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson - it's the classic text on the subject.

They describe how just about ALL our thinking is metaphorical - at some level - a very thought provoking read!

Dear @Carl, thanks for valuable resource! It is available at Amazon!

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo3637992.html