Surfaces and Essences; Analogy As the Fuel and Fire of Thinking

by Douglas Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander

$30 · Offered by Bauer Rare Books

First edition

New York: Basic Books, 2013. First edition. 8vo. xiv , 578 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good conddition. 10947 . Item #22666 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.

• Binding: Hardcover

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