Surfaces and essences : analogy as the fuel and fire of thinking /

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Author / Creator:Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-
Imprint:New York : Books Books, c2013.
Description:xiv, 578 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9133485
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Other authors / contributors:Sander, Emmanuel.
ISBN:0465018475
9780465018475
Summary: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.