The Logic of Metaphor

Download NETMET

NETMET is a program that implements The Logic of Metaphor (LOM).

NETMET was written in C and runs in DOS mode on Windows machines.

The download ZIP file includes:

• the NETMET executable
• the source code for NETMET
• sample input files for generating and interpreting metaphors
• a series of guided exercises for learning the LOM
• a documentation file.

The sample input files include:

• ATOM.PRP -- The solar system is an atom
• COMPMIND.PRP -- The mind is a computer
• DECEIVES.PRP -- A metaphor about deception
• GREEK.PRP -- A simple analogy involving Greek gods
• LAWS.PRP -- An analogy between Newton's law and Coulomb's law
• LEAVES.PRP -- An analogy between plants and animals
• MEMORY.PRP -- The Platonic metaphor: memory is a wax tablet
• MIDWIFE.PRP -- The Platonic metaphor: Socrates is a midwife
• MINDBODY.PRP -- Platonic mind/body analogies
• NOISE.PRP -- An illustration of how NETMET handles noisy input
• OTHER.PRP -- The argument by analogy for other minds
• SOUNDWVE.PRP -- Lightwaves are soundwaves.

You are encouraged to modify and improve NETMET. There are only two restrictions: You must explicitly give credit to Eric Steinhart for the original code and you may not use either the original code or your modifications for profit or other commercial gain.