{"product_id":"godel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid-9780465026562","title":"Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eG?del, Escher, Bach \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-157005\"\u003eDouglas R. Hofstadter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465026562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465026567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT018000\"\u003eLogic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-COM\"\u003eComputers\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-COM037000\"\u003eMachine Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas R. Hofstadter\u003c\/b\u003e is College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he also directs the Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition. He is the author or co-author of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eI Am a Strange Loop \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSurfaces and Essences\u003c\/i\u003e, and has contributed to ten more. He lives in Bloomington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709216297197,"sku":"9780465026562","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_9e70343f-e581-4f9d-919f-9076aef5829a.jpg?v=1747480136","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/godel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid-9780465026562","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}