The psychologist William James observed that "a native talent for perceiving analogies is... the leading fact in genius of every order." The centrality and the

The research described in this book is based on the premise that human analogy-making is an extension of our constant background process of perceiving--in other

Shows how analogy-making pervades human thought at all levels, influencing the choice of words and phrases in speech, providing guidance in unfamiliar situation

Hosftadter and his colleagues at The Fluid Analogies Research Group have developed computer models that help describe and explain human discovery, creation and

This collection of papers contains historical case studies, systematic contributions of a general nature, and applications to specific sciences. The bibliograph