Surfaces and essences : analogy as the fuel and fire of thinking /
Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-
Surfaces and essences : analogy as the fuel and fire of thinking / Douglas Hofstadter & Emmanuel Sander. - New York : Basic Books, c2013. - xiv, 578 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [535]-555) and index.
Shows how analogy-making pervades human thought at all levels, influencing the choice of words and phrases in speech, providing guidance in unfamiliar situations, and giving rise to great acts of imagination.
0465018475 (hbk.) 9780465018475 (hbk.)
GBB065018 bnb
015562239 Uk
Analogy.
Reasoning.
Surfaces and essences : analogy as the fuel and fire of thinking / Douglas Hofstadter & Emmanuel Sander. - New York : Basic Books, c2013. - xiv, 578 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [535]-555) and index.
Shows how analogy-making pervades human thought at all levels, influencing the choice of words and phrases in speech, providing guidance in unfamiliar situations, and giving rise to great acts of imagination.
0465018475 (hbk.) 9780465018475 (hbk.)
GBB065018 bnb
015562239 Uk
Analogy.
Reasoning.