Hofstadter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Escher and composer johann sebastian bach, geb expounds concepts fundamental to mathematics, symmetry, and intelligence. Godel, escher, bach typographical number theory tnt puzzles. Most of i am a strange loop is recycled from douglas hofstadters previous books, especially goedel escher bach or geb, to its friends. Douglas hofstadter, justifiably famous for godel, escher, bach wrote about the much trickier subject. Godel, escher, bach an eternal golden braid internet archive. An eternal golden braid, it was a rambling 777page magnum opus crowded with dense diagrams about feedback loops, witty parables about knowledge, and intellectual puns. Metaforicka fuga o mysli a strojich v duchu lewise carrolla hardcover published 2012 by argodokoran. The book godel, escher, bach geb is an imaginative exploration of the nature of consciousness, as seen through the metaphorical lenses of mathematician kurt godels selfreferential logic, artist m.
May 10, 20 godel escher bach first came out in 1979, having been written by douglas hofstadter during and after his extended work in the phd program in physics at the university of oregon. Lecture notes video lectures related resources image gallery below is a selection of lecture notes that approximate chronologically the topics and themes listed on the calendar. Both focus the synthesis of thought in otherwise vastly different fields. Im too short on sleep to work on my book and too wired to take a nap. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It won both the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction and a national book award at that time called the american book award for science. An eternal golden braid, first published in 1979, won both the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction and a national book award at that time called the american book award for science. Are you interested in zen buddhism, math, fractals, logic, paradoxes, infinities, art, language, computer science, physics, music, intelligence, consciousness and unified theories.
Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, this book looks at the surprising points of contact between the music of bach, the artwork of escher, and the mathematics of godel. In many respects, the audiobook might find the roles of escher and bach reversed, with bachs music playing the same role that escher s pictures do in the book, providing a counterpoint to the text, while escher s pictures have to be referenced through descriptions, as bach is in the text. Jan 05, 2014 it gives rise to mind blowing mathematical results of goedel, hypnotic images in escher, the beauty of bach but its not really about them, they are just demonstrations of the phenomena, the real message is that selfreferential rules and information processing are the essence of computation, the core of language and most likely, the underlying. Why isnt the douglas hofstadter book godel, escher, bach. Irrationality is the square root of all evil sep, 1983 scientific american 249 3 article reprinted in metamagical themas 1985. Godel, escher, bach is really something unique and special. Dec 28, 2017 this is the wrapup video for the six month of the book club. A very personal attempt to say how it is that animate beings can come out of inanimate matter. An eternal golden braid, also known as geb, is a 1979 book by douglas hofstadter. An eternal golden braid is still something of a marvel. I became friends doug in 1975 as he was writing the book. Douglas hofstadters book is concerned directly with the. Full text of godel, escher, bach an eternal golden braid. Godel, escher, bach attempts to weave an eternal gold braid in these various fields as it applies to.
An eternal golden braid is a classic text thats had a strong influence on countless people. Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, douglas r. Everybodys favorite is the concept of entropy, a measure of disorder in thermodynamics. An eternal golden braid 20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author 20anniversary ed by hofstadter, douglas r isbn. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The implications of recursion and godels theorem are so broad that you will come away from this book never seeing the world the same way again. In chapter 8 of godel, escher, bach by douglas hofstader, the reader is challenged to translate these 2 statements into tnt. Copernicus center for interdisciplinary studies 260,730 views. The book attempts to put forward the outline of a theory of intelligence, by drawing from an incredibly wide array of disciplines not just the three mathematics, art and music, which are implied by the title but also logical systems, computer science, genetics there are really. Dec 02, 2012 sir roger penrose, aeons before the big bang copernicus center lecture 2010 duration. Douglas hofstadter combines and links the various themes associated with the characters in the title and some others in fascinating and imaginative ways. Douglas hofstadters pulitzerwinning godel, escher, bach freely integrates poetry, fugues, zen, platonic dialogues and metaphorical puns, all to pursue the thorny questions of artificial intelligence and the human mind. Theres a reason dutch graphic artist maurits cornelis escher has a reputation for being the artist behind countless trippy dormroom posters.
Jul 20, 2012 there are many ways to read geb including attempting to divine the authors own subsequently stated intent. Sep 21, 2011 godel, escher, bach is easily my favourite book, and has been for the thirtyodd years since i first read it. Im a senior math major at mit hes 22 hes an undergrad hes visibly a young whippersnapper yet, comments. Escher, and composer johann sebastian bach, the book expounds concepts fundamental to mathematics, symmetry, and intelligence. Through illustration and analysis, the book discusses how selfreference and formal rules allow systems to acquire meaning. Why i dont love godel, escher, bach infinite negative utility. I have been searching everywhere for an ebook or pdf of godel escher bach. Get ready to chase me down a rabbit hole into douglas hofstadters pulitzer prize winning book godel, escher, bach. An eternal golden braid by hofstadter, douglas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Godel escher bach free download as powerpoint presentation.
Escher, bach crossword clue answer crossword heaven. Godel, escher, bach book club, december 2017 youtube. What do one mathematician, one artist, and one musician all have in common. Jan, 2016 ultimately, godel, escher, bach is a book that fundamentally changed the way i look not just at brains and computers, but, well everything. Its a venerated book among a certain stripe of computer scientist and mathematician, and its reputed to have inspired generations of people to pursue the study of logic and artificial intelligence. Feb 01, 2014 there are strong similarities between godel, escher, bach geb and the glass bead game gbb. Godel escher bach by hofstadter, first edition abebooks. This class will take a playful approach to understand these ideas and literary technique through discussion, analysis, and. It won both the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction and a.
Why isnt the douglas hofstadter book godel, escher, bach available as an audiobook yet. Douglas hofstadter born february 15, 1945 is a mathematician, cognitive scientist, and pulitzer prize winning author. Escher and composer johann sebastian bach, geb expounds concepts fundamental to mathematics, symmetry. This month we read godel, escher, bach by douglas hofstadter.
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