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Description
Hofstadter’s collection of quirky essays is unified by its primary concern: to examine the way people perceive and think.
About the Author
Douglas R. Hofstadter directs the Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition at Indiana University, and is the College of Arts and Sciences professor of cognitive science and computer science. He is the author of several highly regarded books, including Gödel, Escher, Bach and Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies.
“This wonderful collection tackles virtually every area of fascination and controversy in science today, from mathematics and quantum mechanics through evolutionary theory to artificial intelligence, the nature of human thought and rational choice, and ties them together by showing how understanding in one area enhances understanding in others.”
— Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts University
“The incredible Dr. Hofstadter is back, in golden-braid form, with a collection of wide-ranging essays that swarm with extraordinary ideas, brilliant fables, deep philosophical questions and Carrollian word play.”
— Martin Gardner
“The closest thing imaginable to taking a voyage through a mind.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
“Highly informative and delightfully entertaining. It is even better than Gödel, Escher, Bach.”
— Raymond Smullyan, author of What Is the Name of This Book?
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