Surfaces and Essences: Analogy As the Fuel and Fire of Thinking, by Douglas R. Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander
Martin Cohen on an analysis of thought and how concepts are understood through the use of analogies

Martin Cohen on an analysis of thought and how concepts are understood through the use of analogies

The view from Down Under on what lies ahead for universities looks familiar, finds Roger Brown

Newest union member will apply national and European resources to improve qualifications, access and research, reports Jonathan Dyson

Peter Gwyn seeks more interpretation in a biography of the Virgin Queen and her male favourites and Ladies of the Bedchamber

Jean Hartley on the qualities and insights necessary in leaders

Colin Higgins on Victorian women writers and poets who thrived, or not, in the atmosphere of the Round Reading Room

Martin Cohen on an analysis of thought and how concepts are understood through the use of analogies

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‘Big community’ yet to be reached by prestigious programme, study finds

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University criticised for ‘unreasonable’ stance over data-transfer error

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Minerva aims to reinvent the university as a global experience of ‘Ivy League’ education

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