Gödel, Escher, Bach : An Eternal Golden Braid: A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Caroll

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. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 1999
Book Condition: A very good softcover showing minor edge wear and a minor bump to the front bottom corner from standard shelving. Spine is solid and the binding remains tight. Pages are completely clean, crisp, and completely unmarked.