Fluid Concepts And Creative Analogies: Computer Models Of The Fundamental Mechanisms Of Thought
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ISBN: 0465051545 / Publisher: Basic Books, February 1995
Describes research projects in cognitive science over the past twenty years, and discusses arithmetical play, analogy, research evaluation, and creativity
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Hofstadter (cognitive science, computer science, Indiana U.) challenges conventional computer simulations of reasoning. He discusses the importance of how concepts give rise to generalizations and analogies, and asserts that mental activities are fundamentally parallel. He illustrates these principles with computer models for solving anagram, analogy, and number puzzles. Includes b&w diagrams. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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