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Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
Douglas Hofstadter
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Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
Douglas Hofstadter
In a major new work from the author of Goedel, Escher, Bach and I Am a Strange Loop, two leading scholars argue that analogy is the basis for all human thoughts
512 pages, 10 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 23, 2013 |
| Original release date | 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780465018475 |
| Publishers | INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
| Pages | 592 |
| Dimensions | 245 × 199 × 51 mm · 1.01 kg |
| Language | English |
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