This document is the top level of a discussion of Nelson Goodman's theory of metaphor.

"Nominalism and Transference: Meditations on Goodman's Theory of Metaphor", is an attempt byJonathan Cohen to argue that Goodman's theory of metaphor is both at odds with certain aspects of his nominalism and also unsatisfactory as an explanation of metaphor.

Jesse Prinz comments on Cohen's paper in "Can the Nominalist Explain Metaphor?".