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

by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander, Sander, Emmanuel

Book Overview

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 mysteries of human thought for over thirty years. Now, with his trademark wit and special talent for making complex ideas vivid, he has partnered with Sander to put forth a highly novel perspective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465018475
• ISBN13: 9780465018475
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.7" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher