The Origin of Ideas: Blending, Creativity, and the Human Spark

The Origin of Ideas: Blending, Creativity, and the Human Spark
ISBN-10
019998882X
ISBN-13
9780199988822
Category
Medical
Pages
314
Language
English
Published
2014-03
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Mark Turner

Description

Humans are unique among all other species in having one cognitive attribute-the ability, almost without conscious effort, to engage in blending. This is the first book that brings the theory of blending to a wide audience and shows how blending is at the heart of the origin of ideas.

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