On: Mathematical Concepts: How Do Mathematicians Jump to Conclusions? (1998)

[gnatman]

This subject is discussed (although from a different angle) at length in Douglas Hofstadter's book Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies. [0]

There's also good reading to be done around this subject as it pertains to the problem of induction. [1]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_Concepts_and_Creative_An... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_induction