Godel, Escher, Bach

English, Douglas Hofstadter, 1999
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this book is a metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll. Douglas Hofstadter's work is directly concerned 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, and if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then computers too will 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.

Key specifications

Language
English
topic
Language & Literature
Subtopic
Natural sciences
Author
Douglas Hofstadter
Number of pages
824
Book cover
Paperback
Year
1999
Item number
33185287

General information

Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Category
Reference books
Manufacturer no.
9780465026562
Release date
5.2.1999
Sales rank in Category Reference books
237 of 951003

Book properties

topic
Language & Literature
Subtopic
Natural sciences
Language
English
Author
Douglas Hofstadter
Year
1999
Number of pages
824
Book cover
Paperback
Year
1999

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Height
232 mm
Width
164 mm
Weight
1060 g

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Length
23.90 cm
Width
17.40 cm
Height
4.40 cm
Weight
1.07 kg

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