{"product_id":"metaphors-of-memory-douwe-draaisma-9780521650243","title":"Metaphors of Memory: A History of Ideas about the Mind","description":"What is memory? Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our ability to perform simple physical tasks. Yet it is elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists have used metaphors as a way of understanding it. This fascinating book takes the reader on a guided tour of these metaphors of memory from ancient times to the present day, exploring the way metaphors often derived from the techniques and instruments developed to store information such as wax tablets, books, photography, computers and even the hologram.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douwe Draaisma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521650240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521650243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2001 pg. 2040","brand":"Douwe Draaisma","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43920046653695,"sku":"9780521650243","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cd3e7f65-4371-4685-94b6-cd9a64e29420.jpg?v=1680813301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/metaphors-of-memory-douwe-draaisma-9780521650243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}