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Godel, Escher, Bach

Paperback • 1999 • English

Godel, Escher, Bach

By Douglas R. Hofstadter

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About the book

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. Godel, Escher, Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at th...Show more

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9780465026562

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

1999

Language

English

Original title

Godel, Escher, Bach

Format

Paperback

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