Surfaces and essences : analogy as the fuel and fire of thinking /
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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
[2013]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 578 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [531]-555) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465018475 (hbk.) 0465018475 (hbk.) |