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A protoscientific master metaphor for framing violence.

Herbert H Krauss
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Every new field of investigation requires a guiding scheme or frame. Its purpose is to provide a heuristic for discovery and a structure for organizing information. Neither the World Health Organization's public health nor a biosocial model of violence are adequate for providing a protoscientific frame for conceptualizing violent acts. This essay suggests a master metaphor--Burke's Dramatism--through which to deepen and expand our knowledge of violence and what must be done to reduce its toll. An illustrative example is presented.

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Herbert H Krauss. 2006. A protoscientific master metaphor for framing violence.. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1385.021

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