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Title: Mental Leaps: Analogy in Creative Thought by Keith J. Holyoak, Paul Thagard ISBN: 0-262-58144-2 Publisher: Bradford Book Pub. Date: 31 January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Everyone should read!
Comment: "Mental Leaps" gives the impression of an academic book, and it is. However, it is written so well that [almost] everyone can understand it. It is a very good intoduction to the very concept "analogy" -- not very philosophical or very abstract, but rather "scientific" and concrete. Authors give a lot of examples and refer to experiments and case studies, thus the reader should have considerable amount of insight on "how we think", "how we learn", "how we understand" and etc. after reading this book. Of course, no one should expect to learn everything about these issues from this book, since cognitive science is still in its infancy. I think anyone can benefit from this book. A little insight about your own "thinking" won't hurt!

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book.
Comment: A thoroughly well written very clear representation of the topics discussed. It was a joy to read a book written by authors who could present such an ambiguous topic with such clarity. I strongly recommend it to all those interested in Analogy.

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