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D. Gentner, Sarah K. Brem, R. W. Ferguson, A. Markman, Bjorn B. Levidow, P. Wolff, Kenneth D. Forbus
1997
1997
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Gentner, D., Brem, S. K., Ferguson, R. W., Markman, A., Levidow, B. B., Wolff, P., & Forbus, K. D. (1997). Analogical Reasoning and Conceptual Change: A Case Study of Johannes Kepler.
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Gentner, D., Sarah K. Brem, R. W. Ferguson, A. Markman, Bjorn B. Levidow, P. Wolff, and Kenneth D. Forbus. “Analogical Reasoning and Conceptual Change: A Case Study of Johannes Kepler” (1997).
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Gentner, D., et al. Analogical Reasoning and Conceptual Change: A Case Study of Johannes Kepler. 1997.
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@article{d1997a,
title = {Analogical Reasoning and Conceptual Change: A Case Study of Johannes Kepler},
year = {1997},
author = {Gentner, D. and Brem, Sarah K. and Ferguson, R. W. and Markman, A. and Levidow, Bjorn B. and Wolff, P. and Forbus, Kenneth D.}
}
Abstract
The work of Johannes Kepler offers clear examples of conceptual change. In this article, using Kepler's work as a case study, we argue that analogical reasoning facilitates change of knowledge in four ways: (a) highlighting, (b) projection, (c) rerepresentation, and (d) restructuring. We present these four mechanisms within the context of structure-mapping theory and its computational implementation, the structure-mapping engine. We exemplify these mechanisms using the extended analogies Kepler used in developing a causal theory of planetary motion.