Chapter Eight Summary And Concepts

The title for chapter eight was Analogizing which is commonly misinterpreted as similarities between objects or concepts. One of the main points states an analogy is “a functional resemblance between things that are otherwise unlike” (R. Root-Bernstein & M. Root-Bernstein, 2001, p.137). Furthermore, an analogy is recognizing a corresponding relationship between different phenomena. For example, cooking twisters can pick up and flip object as human fingers can to. . Another main point indicates “imperfect correspondence presumed in spite of difference, help us make the leap from existing knowledge to new worlds” (R. Root-Bernstein & M. Root-Bernstein, 2001, p.143). In other words, analogies that are currently known to be a wrong may leave helpful insights for others to build upon. The third main point claims some inventions are analogies of nature. For instance, the creation of “breast pumps derive from… mechanical analogues to real blood-sucking leeches” (R. Root-Bernstein & M. Root-Bernstein, 2001, p.145). The final main point encourages early …show more content…
An example includes recognizing patterns in chapter seven to explain the relation between the waves in music and atoms. Louis de Broglie acknowledged the pattern Einstein and Plank formed yet recognized the pattern of vibrations in music having harmonies and overtones. As a result, Broglie recognized an analogy between musical harmonies and overtones within atoms as well. Chapter three focuses on observation requiring the use of all the five senses. In the case of Helen Keller she was visually and hearing impaired but used her observations of touch and smell to correspond with sight and hearing. In detail understood the intensity of smells and its correlation with vibrant colors. In chapter five abstracting is breaking down a reality into a simple form. Critical analogies reveal unapparent relations between abstract