lecture · general · evergreen
Analogy as the Core of Cognition
Stanford · Sep 11, 2009 · 1h 8m
What this video covers
Douglas Hofstadter's Stanford Presidential Lecture argues that analogy is the core of cognition, illustrating how concepts, categorization and thought arise from analogy-making.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN regulars treat it as an essential, fun Hofstadter talk for any discussion of concepts, analogy and metaphor.
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“I strongly recommend Douglas Hofstadter’s lecture”
“Anything by Doug Hofstadter”
“No discussion about concepts, analogy and metaphor is complete with a mention of”