Books by Daniel Cohen

In these retellings, Cohen draws on ancient myths, ballads, and tales with an insightful new twist, telling them against the conventional grain to act as a critique of men and society. His stories provide new insights into gender roles, especially those involving heroism today. 142 pp.

Daniel Cohen has vividly reconstructed the life and times of Henry Stanley, the discoverer of the Nile's source, using Stanley's original newspaper reports and writings.

This book for young readers gives an overview of some of the biggest mistakes made throughout history, illustrating the message 'everyone makes mistakes' in a manner both entertaining and fascinating. 20 black and white illustrations.

This riveting account of Hiram Bingham, a man who made some of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century as a real-life Indiana Jones, will fascinate young readers.

In this book, Daniel Cohen explores the connections between arguments and metaphors most pronounced in philosophy, because philosophical discourse is both thoroughly metaphorical and replete with argumentation. The metaphors we use for arguments, as well as the ways we use metaphors as arguments and in arguments, provides the basis for a tripartite theoretical framework for understanding and evaluating arguments. There are logical, rhetorical, and dialectical dimensions to arguments, each providing norms for conduct, vocabulary for evaluation, and criteria for success. In turn, the identified roles for arguments in general discourse can be applied to metaphors, helping to explain what they mean and how they work. Cohen covers the nature of arguments, their modes and structures, and the principles of their evaluation. He also addresses the nature of metaphors, their place in language and thought, and their connections to arguments, identifying and reconciling arguments'' and metaphors'' respective roles in philosophy.