The Sea of Life: A Metaphorical Vehicle for Theory Explication

Metaphorical expression is viewed as a fundamental way of symbolizing used to develop nursing theory. The Sea of Life poem depicts a metaphor for explicating a theoretical structure derived from principles of the human becoming theory: Transforming occurs in the revealing-concealing of valuing. The...

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Published in:Nursing science quarterly 1993-01, Vol.6 (1), p.25-27
Main Authors: Hodnicki, Donna R., Horner, Sharon D., Simmons, Susan J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Human Development
Humans
Literature, Modern
Nursing
Nursing Theory
Poetry as Topic
Symbolism
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Summary:Metaphorical expression is viewed as a fundamental way of symbolizing used to develop nursing theory. The Sea of Life poem depicts a metaphor for explicating a theoretical structure derived from principles of the human becoming theory: Transforming occurs in the revealing-concealing of valuing. The Sea of Life, an original poem, sets forth the idea that unique meanings are cocreated through human-environment relationships. The concepts of valuing, revealing-concealing, and transforming are linked through the poem to lived experiences. The easily recognizable concrete lived experiences which flow from the poem are re-conceptualized to formulate research questions.
ISSN:0894-3184
1552-7409
DOI:10.1177/089431849300600108