I am a strange loop
(Book - Regular Print)
Published
New York : Basic Books, [2007].
Physical Desc
xix, 412 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Status
Cottonwood Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
153 HOF
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153 HOF
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Prescott High School - NF - Nonfiction Books
153 HOFSTADTER
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153 HOFSTADTER
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Prescott Valley Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
153 HOF
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153 HOF
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Published
New York : Basic Books, [2007].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-382) and index.
Description
Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Gödel, Escher, Bach--an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity. What do we mean when we say "I"? Can a self, a soul, a consciousness, an "I" arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? This book argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. Deep down, a human brain is a chaotic soup of particles, on a higher level it is a jungle of neurons, and on a yet higher level it is a network of abstractions that we call "symbols." The most central and complex symbol in your brain or mine is the one we both call "I." But how can such a mysterious abstraction be real--or is our "I" merely a convenient fiction?--From publisher description.
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Cottonwood Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 153 HOF | Find It Now |
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Yavapai College Prescott - STORAGE - Storage | BF311.H64 2007 | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hofstadter, D. R. (2007). I am a strange loop . Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-. 2007. I Am a Strange Loop. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-. I Am a Strange Loop Basic Books, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hofstadter, Douglas R. I Am a Strange Loop Basic Books, 2007.
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