Mental leaps : analogy in creative thought / Keith J. Holyoak and Paul Thagard.
Mental leaps : analogy in creative thought / Keith J. Holyoak and Paul Thagard.
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1995.
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N169/7
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English
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xiii, 320 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. First Steps. A Bird's Backyard. Analogic. From Socrates to Velcro and Vietnam. Indirect Communication. Ripples in the Air. Creative Connections -- 2. Breaking Loose. Funes in Chains. From Reacting to Thinking. Similarity. Structure. Models. Purpose and Cause -- 3. The Analogical Ape. Sameness. Wh...
Great Scientific Analogies. Purposes. Cognitive Mechanisms. Social Sciences. Invention and Design. Educating Scientists. Lessons -- 9. The Web of Culture. The Japanese Tea Ceremony. Star Trek and the Hidden Paths. What Is Metaphor? The Analogical Basis. Metaphorical Extensions. Laughter and Love. An...
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1995.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
c1995.
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Mental leaps : analogy in creative thought / Keith J. Holyoak and Paul Thagard.
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"A Bradford book."
First paperback ed.: 1996.
ncludes index.
Bibliography: p. [293]-311.
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c1995.
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N169/7
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0262581442 (Pb)
9780262082334 (hbk)
0262082330 (hbk)
9780262581448 (pbk) :
0262581442 (pbk) :
9780262581448 (pbk.)
0262581442 (pbk.)
9780262082334
0262082330
9780262082334 (Hb)
0262082330 (Hb)
9780262581448 (Pb)
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169
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991022234389702626