Godel, Escher, Bach by D Hofstadter

Godel, Escher, Bach by D Hofstadter

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Godel, Escher, Bach by D Hofstadter

Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeA 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 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. G del, Escher, Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more.
In addition to Gödel, Escher, Bach, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award, Douglas R. Hofstadter is the author of several books, including Le Ton beau de Marot and Metamagical Themas. He is College Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science as well as the Director for the Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition at Indiana University in Bloomington.
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ISBN 13 9780394745022
ISBN 10 0394745027
Titre Godel, Escher, Bach
Auteur D Hofstadter
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Random House USA Inc
Année de publication 1980-09-12
Nombre de pages 777
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