However, even from an educational perspective, WMCF is still problematic. From the conceptual metaphor theory's point of view, metaphors reside in a different realm, the abstract, from that of 'real world', the concrete. In other words, despite their claim of mathematics being human, established mathematical knowledge — which is what we learn in school — is assumed to be and treated as abstract, completely detached from its physical origin. It cannot account for the way learners could access to such knowledge.
However, even from an educational perspective, WMCF is still problematic. From the conceptual metaphor theory's point of view, metaphors reside in a different realm, the abstract, from that of 'real world', the concrete. In other words despite their claim of mathematics being human, established mathematical knowledge — which is what we learn in school — is assumed to be and treated as abstract, completely detached from its physical origin. It cannot account for the way learners could access to such knowledge.