THE VIDEO SHELF · analogy and cognition
Analogy as the Core of Cognition
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 HN readers recommended it
HN regulars treat it as an essential, fun Hofstadter talk for any discussion of concepts, analogy and metaphor.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Stanford
- Topic
- analogy and cognition
- Format
- lecture
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 7
- HN mentions in dataset
- 11
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Somewhat related to this subject of the link between concepts and words/phrases, the utility of clichés, etc., I strongly recommend Douglas Hofstadter’s lecture, “Analogy as the Core of Cognition”, [VIDEO]
jacobolus on Hacker News · 2012-03
In What HN users don't mean to beAnything by Doug Hofstadter * Analogies are the core of thinking [LINK] * Analogy as the Core of Cognition [VIDEO] If you haven't read Godel, Escher & Bach, go read it now. Will change your thinking.
bobosha on Hacker News · 2018-04
In Ask HN: What is your favourite tech talk?No discussion about concepts, analogy and metaphor is complete with a mention of Analogy as the Core of Cognition [VIDEO] by Douglas Hofstadter
sitkack on Hacker News · 2020-12
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