Douglas hofstadter favorite books

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Godel, escher, bach by douglas hofstadter alltime 100. For anyone interested in the interrelation of different sciences and art forms, this book can. Hofstadters new book on consciousness, i plugged a webcam into my desktop computer. Some of my favorite composers are chopin, bach, and faure. Through illustration and analysis, the book discusses how, through self. Hofstadter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Heres an extemporaneous list of some of my favorite books. Questing for the essence of mind and pattern by douglas r. Most of hofstadters books feature some kind of structural alternation. Bloomberg news i am a strange loop is vintage hofstadter. Escher, and composer johann sebastian bach, the book expounds concepts fundamental to mathematics, symmetry, and intelligence. What conceivable harm is there in such beloved phrases as no white is an island, dog is whites best friend, or whites inhumanity to white. The man who would teach machines to think the atlantic.

To get into a properly loopy mindset for douglas r. By exploring common themes in the lives and works of logician kurt godel, artist m. Douglas hofstadter is a professor of cognitive science and comparative literature at indiana university at bloomington. Fantasies and reflections on self and soul by douglas r. Escher and bach are among my favorite artists and musicians respectively, and ive spend many hours pondering godels. Douglas hofstadter, the pulitzer prizewinning author of godel, escher, bach, thinks. Clive barker, the books of blood algernon blackwood, best ghost stories william peter blatty, the exorcist m. In this presidential lecture, cognitive scientist douglas hofstadter examines the role and contributions of analogy in cognition, using a variety of analogies to illustrate his points.

For anyone interested in the interrelation of different sciences and art forms, this book can be used as. Looking back, what would you say your first book, godel, escher. Douglas richard hofstadter born february 15, 1945 is an american professor of cognitive science whose research focuses on the sense of i, consciousness, analogymaking, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. Hofstadter has 29 books on goodreads with 243069 ratings. Favorite books child the official website of douglas. Share douglas hofstadter quotations about science, soul and computers. In the end, we selfperceiving, selfinventing, lockedin mirages are little miracles of selfreference. Douglas hofstadter person paper on purity in language. Recently, he told the week about his six favorite books. Douglas richard hofstadter born february 15, 1945 is an american professor of cognitive science whose research focuses. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Discover douglas hofstadter famous and rare quotes.

I am a strange loop is thoughtful, amusing and infectiously enthusiastic. Douglas richard hofstadter born february 15, 1945 is an american scholar of cognitive science, physics, and comparative literature whose research includes concepts such as the sense of self in relation to the external world, consciousness, analogymaking, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. Hofstadter author of godel, escher, bach goodreads. Douglas hofstadter, godel, escher, bach sheldon jaffery, the arkham house companion.