Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, A Metaphorical Fugue on minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carroll
by Hofstadter, Douglas R
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0465026850
- ISBN 13
- 9780465026852
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Synopsis
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (commonly GEB) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas Hofstadter, described as "a metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll". On its surface, GEB examines logician Kurt Gödel, artist M. C. Escher and composer Johann Sebastian Bach, discussing common themes in their work and lives. At a deeper level, the book is a detailed and subtle exposition of concepts fundamental to mathematics, symmetry, and intelligence.
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- Bookseller
- Take Five Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025894
- Title
- Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, A Metaphorical Fugue on minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carroll
- Author
- Hofstadter, Douglas R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0465026850
- ISBN 13
- 9780465026852
- Publisher
- Basic Books Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Philosophy, Metamathematics, Artificial Intelligence
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