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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Godel Escher Bach An Eternal Golden Braid
Author: Douglas Hofstadter
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 ou...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780394745022
ISBN-10: 0394745027
Publication Date: 9/12/1980
Pages: 777
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3.9 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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This book isn't really what I expected it to be. It was certainly interesting, but I never really fully read it because it wasn't something you would read for pleasure. It's very dry and feels like a textbook.


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