Godel, Escher, Bach
English, Douglas Hofstadter, 1999Price in EUR including VAT
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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.
Language | English |
topic | Philosophy & Religion |
Subtopic | Natural sciences |
Author | Douglas Hofstadter |
Number of pages | 824 |
Book cover | Paperback |
Year | 1999 |
Item number | 33185287 |
Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Category | Reference books |
Manufacturer no. | 9780465026562 |
Release date | 5.2.1999 |
Sales rank in Category Reference books | 14 of 97880 |
topic | Philosophy & Religion |
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 |
Length | 23.90 cm |
Width | 17.40 cm |
Height | 4.40 cm |
Weight | 1.07 kg |
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