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 first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
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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 mysterie...

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