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Title | : | Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern |
Author | : | Douglas R. Hofstadter |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 880 pages |
Published | : | April 5th 1996 by Basic Books (first published 1985) |
Categories | : | Philosophy. Science. Nonfiction. Mathematics. Psychology |

Douglas R. Hofstadter
Paperback | Pages: 880 pages Rating: 4.18 | 3452 Users | 80 Reviews
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Original Title: | Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern |
ISBN: | 0465045669 (ISBN13: 9780465045662) |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 3452 Users | 80 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern
A whale of a book, but totally worth it - a collection of the author's columns from "Scientific American" in the early 1980s, each with its own "Post-script", which in some cases exceeds the original column, depending on the topic. If the sub-subtitle - "An Interlocked Collection of Literary, Scientific, and Artistic Studies - doesn't give enough of a clue, maybe the section names will: "Snags and Snarls", "Sense and Society", "Sparking and Slipping", "Structure and Strangeness", Spirit andDifficult reading, although I bought my copy and tried to read through it a complicated time in my life. Seriously fascinating book, opening up many new perspectives and theories about how to look at reality. On my list for re-reading at a later moment.
I don't recall how or where I got this book as a young teenager; I swear my aunt gave it to me but she denies it. This book is a collection of Hofstader's essays and columns, many of which were published in Scientific American. I'd say the first time I read this book I understood about an eighth of what he was talking about; I dare say if I read it again I might barely be above half. Not because the writing is difficult, but because the topics are diverse and deep. Hofstader's column in

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A collection of Hofstadter's columns written for the Scientific American. Very wide-ranging, illuminating read on a variety of concepts (ranging from logic, through mathematics, to art and physics). More accessible than GEB.
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