Posted February 2Feb 2 Gödel, Escher, Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter Publisher Basic Books Published Date 1999 Page Count 800 Categories Art / Individual Artists / General, Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Mathematics / General, Music / Genres & Styles / Classical, Philosophy / Logic Language EN Average Rating 4.5 (based on 4 ratings) Maturity Rating No Mature Content Detected ISBN 0394756827 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. More Information
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