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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
39.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll 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 transc ...Show more
I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas R. Hofstadter
59.99 NZD
Category: Mind/Body/Spirit
This is Douglas R Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Godel, Escher, Bach - an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity. Why do we say "I"? Can thought arise out of matter? By "thought" we mean not mere calculation, the manipulation of algorithms an ...Show more
M.C. Escher - Visions of Symmetry by Doris Schattschneider; Douglas R. Hofstadter (Foreword by)
72.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
The author deals with one powerful motif in Escher's work - the puzzlelike interlocking of birds, fish and other natural forms in continuous patterns. His methods are examined through a meticulous analysis of his notebooks and an an epilogue reveals new information about Escher's inspiration.
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