Way We Think
by Gilles Fauconnier, Mark Turner · first published 2003
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…from! Research study observing the effectiveness of this ability in humans (pdf): https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/2533... Book on the wider subject: https://www.amazon.com/Way-We-Think-Conceptual-Complexities/...
on “Ask HN: Solving problems by mapping to other problems that we know how to solve” ↗Kept reading the thread to see if anyone would mention conceptual blending. The Way We Think is not a book I will forget.
on “Ask HN: Solving problems by mapping to other problems that we know how to solve” ↗…science/cognitive linguistics books were a hinge point for me: George Lakoff: - Philosophy In The Flesh http://amzn.to/2xFTKU7 - The Political Mind http://amzn.to/2vU9rF1 Gilles Fauconnier, Mark Turner: - The Way We Think http://amzn.to/2xFv4ep Benjamin K. Bergen: - Louder Than Words http://amzn.to/2wwsMhv
on “Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models?” ↗