Mental leaps : analogy in creative thought

書誌事項

Mental leaps : analogy in creative thought

Keith J. Holyoak and Paul Thagard

(Bradford book)

MIT Press, 1996, c1995

1st MIT Press pbk. ed

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Hardcoverは別書誌(BA24186858)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-311) and index

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内容説明

Analogy-recalling familiar past situations to deal with novel ones-is a mental tool that everyone uses. Analogy can provide invaluable creative insights, but it can also lead to dangerous errors. In Mental Leaps two leading cognitive scientists show how analogy works and how it can be used most effectively. Keith Holyoak and Paul Thagard provide a unified, comprehensive account of the diverse operations and applications of analogy, including problem solving, decision making, explanation, and communication.Holyoak and Thagard present their own theory of analogy, considering its implications for cognitive science in general, and survey examples from many other domains. These include animal cognition, developmental and social psychology, political science, philosophy, history of science, anthropology, and literature.Understanding how we draw analogies is important for people interested in the evolution of thinking in animals and in children; for those whose focus is on either creative thinking or errors of everyday reasoning; for those concerned with how decisions are made in law, business, and politics; and for those striving to improve education. Mental Leaps covers all of this ground, emphasizing the principles that govern the use of analogy and keeping technical matters to a minimum.A Bradford Book

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA28679438
  • ISBN
    • 0262581442
  • LCCN
    94022734
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Cambridge, Mass.
  • ページ数/冊数
    xiii, 320 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
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