GETTING STARTED
From your first concept to a path of your own.
Try the Atlas through one example: read, compare, understand a connection and continue with a question of your own.
“This objection breaks the frame of the debate.”
What does this image bring into focus—and what does it leave in the background? This example comes from the Atlas profile “Metaphor”.
Begin with step 1STEP 1 OF 4
Read a concept closely
Start with metaphor. What does a transfer between domains make visible?
What to do
Read the definition, example and sources. Include the historical background where it is available. Ask yourself: which domain is being used to understand which other domain?
STEP 2 OF 4
Compare and understand a connection
Metaphor and metonymy offer different kinds of connection.
What to do
Compare the two profiles. Then open their recorded catalogue relation and read its rationale. Ask: is meaning transferred between domains, or does a related reference provide the name?
STEP 3 OF 4
Create your own reading path
Use the three public stations metaphor, metonymy and sign as a starting point.
What to do
Open the preview. Only “Import into my reading paths” creates an additional private path. Give it your own title and guiding question; existing paths remain intact.
STEP 4 OF 4
Take the reading path further
Your question can become a teaching or seminar package.
What to do
In the teaching studio, choose the path you just saved and then “Create teaching package”. Add an audience, tasks and planned times. Review the participant version before printing or sharing; teaching notes belong in the corresponding teacher version.
Before you go
- You can use this guide without an account or saving anything. The linked tools offer a way back to the relevant guide step.
- Personal paths and packages are created only when you explicitly import or edit them. They stay in this browser’s storage; download backups of important work.
- German and English use different domains with separate local storage. Switching languages does not transfer private projects; use the backup and import tools for that.
- Your questions and tasks are your own working contributions. This guide adds no scientific catalogue relations.