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Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies - by Douglas R Hofstadter (Paperback)
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- Readers of earlier works by Douglas Hofstadter will find this book a natural extension of his style and his ideas about creativity and analogy; in addition, psychologists, philosophers, and artificial-intelligence researchers will find in this elaborate web of ingenious ideas a deep and challenging new view of mind.
- About the Author: Douglas Hofstadter is College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science at Indiana University, Bloomington.
- 528 Pages
- Psychology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
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About the Book
Since 1977, Hofstadter, the author of Godel, Escher, Bach, and his students have been developing computer models of discovery, creation, and analogical thought. What has emerged is a sophisticated and unorthodox vision of the mind in which perception, at an abstract level, is the key: perception of situations, of patterns, of patterns among patterns. This book conveys this bold vision to a broad public. Illustrations.Book Synopsis
Readers of earlier works by Douglas Hofstadter will find this book a natural extension of his style and his ideas about creativity and analogy; in addition, psychologists, philosophers, and artificial-intelligence researchers will find in this elaborate web of ingenious ideas a deep and challenging new view of mind.About the Author
Douglas Hofstadter is College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. His other books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid; Metamagical Themas; The Mind's I; Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies; Le Ton beau de Marot; and Surfaces and Essences, with Emmanuel Sander. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.Dimensions (Overall): 9.85 Inches (H) x 7.28 Inches (W) x 1.19 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.09 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 528
Genre: Psychology
Sub-Genre: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Douglas R Hofstadter
Language: English
Street Date: March 22, 1996
TCIN: 76999165
UPC: 9780465024759
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-5755
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 2.09 pounds
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