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One of the central questions any model of analogical reasoning has to provide an answer for concerns the derivation of new information from an analogy: what logic allows one to draw sensible inferences from an analogy ? In order to formulate an answer to this question, one should take into account that analogies play a different role in different kinds of processes. An important distinction here is that between communication processes (where analogies are used to convey information on a certain topic) and problem solving processes (where they are used to generate a solution to the problem one is dealing with). A further important distinction is that between creative problem solving processes (where novel analogies are discovered and gradually developed) and non-creative ones (where inferences are drawn from well-established analogies).
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Meheus, J. (2000). Analogical Reasoning in Creative Problem Solving Processes: Logico-Philosophical Perspectives. In: Hallyn, F. (eds) Metaphor and Analogy in the Sciences. Origins, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9442-4_2
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