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Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking (Audio) - Community Reviews back

by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander, Sean Pratt
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Tolle Lege!.
Tolle Lege!. rated it 11 years ago
I didn't listen to the whole book. I listened to about 9 hours of it. The book is clearly for lovers of words of which I'm not. I do like the authors overriding theme that we think by categorization through analogy. I just didn't want to sit through a countless stream of analogies and word play exam...
donnambrownuk
donnambrownuk rated it 11 years ago
Quite an intriguing look at the conscious and subconscious use of analogy in everyday thought, communication, empathy, understanding others and their experiences, and making sense of our own experiences in order to avoid or more fully appreciate them in future.As well-researched and interesting as t...
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