Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander

Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking

Douglas R. Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander

578 pages hardcover 2011

6 editions

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Analogy is the core of all thinking. This is the simple but unorthodox premise that Pulitzer Prize -- winning author Douglas Hofstadter and French psychologist Emmanuel Sander defend in their new work. Hofstadter has been grappling with the myste...

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