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Author: Douglas Hofstadter
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ISBN: 0465026567
ASIN: 0465026567
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Category: Non-Fiction
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In 2016, Seth recommended "Gdel, Escher, Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter and said...
In the last week, I discovered that at least two of my smart friends hadn't read Godel, Escher, Bach. They have now. You should too.
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4.3 rating based on 49,836 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0465026567
ISBN-13: 9780465026562
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Published: //1999
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.
4.3 rating based on 49,836 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0465026567
ISBN-13: 9780465026562
Goodreads: 24113
Author(s):Publisher:
Published: //1999
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.