ABSTRACT
At the conclusion of his essay on “Models and Archetypes” in his book Models and Metaphors, Max Black (1962) says that if his analysis has been right
some interesting consequences follow for the relations between the sciences and the humanities. All intellectual pursuits, however different their aims and methods, rely firmly upon … exercises of the imagination…. Similar archetypes play their parts in different disciplines; a sociologist's pattern of thought may also be the key to understanding a novel. So perhaps those interested in excavating the presuppositions and latent archetypes of scientists may have something to learn from the industry of literary critics [pp. 242–243].
