Godel, Escher, Bach
Linking together the music of Bach, the graphic art of Escher and the mathematical theorems of Gödel, as well as ideas drawn from logic, biology, psychology, physics and linguistics, Hofstadter illumnintaes one of the greatest mysteries of modern science: the nature of the human thought process.
Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of maps or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence. Gödel, Escher, Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more.
| Pm Supplier | Penguin Random House (includes TBS and GBS) |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0140179976 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780140179972 |
| Pm Publication Date | 1993-12-31 |
| Pm Width | 0 |
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| Pm Author | Hofstadter,Douglas R |
| Pm Longness | 0 |
- An Eternal Golden Braid
- Author: Hofstadter,Douglas R
- Page Count: 824
- Publication Date: 1993-12-31
Godel, Escher, Bach
- An Eternal Golden Braid
- Author: Hofstadter,Douglas R
- Page Count: 824
- Publication Date: 1993-12-31
