Hofstadter strange loop pdf

Hofstadters new book, as brilliant and provocative as earlier ones, is a. I am a strange loop argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the strange loopa special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. Douglas hodstadter i am a strage loop, perseus books, 2007, pg. Douglas hofstadter am strange loop pdf i am a strange loop is vintage hofstadter. Pulitzerprize winner douglas hofstadter takes on some weighty and wonderful questions in i am a strange loopamong them, the size of a soul and the vagaries of thoughtand proposes persuasive answers that surprised me both with their simplicity and their sense of optimism. In 1993 hofstadters wife carol died suddenly of a brain tumor at only 42, leaving him with two young children to care for. The most recent, published this year by basic, is douglas. Every living thing has in it some representition of the outside world. Douglas hofstadter in his book i am a strange loop coined this idea.

I am a strange loop is a work of rigorous thinking. I am a strange loop is a 2007 book by douglas hofstadter, examining in depth the concept of a strange loop to explain the sense of i. In i am a strange loop, hofstadter defines strange loops as follows. The minds i fantasies and reflections on self and soul also available in format docx and mobi. Download the minds i fantasies and reflections on self and soul ebook for free in pdf and epub format. I am a strange loop scales some lofty conceptual heights, but it remains very personal, and its deeply colored by the facts of hofstadters later life. It is a strange loop generated by a myriad of lesser loops. In the end, we are selfperceiving, selfinventing, lockedin mirages that are little miracles of selfreference. Download pdf i am a strange loop free usakochan pdf.

Scott oreilly loops the loop with douglas hofstadter. In hofstadters wife carol died suddenly of a brain tumor at only 42, leaving i am a strange loop is vintage hofstadter. Publication date 1985 usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Read online now i am a strange loop douglas r hofstadter ebook pdf at our library. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter issue 78. Wall street journal i am a strange loop scales some lofty conceptual heights, but it remains very personal, and its deeply colored by the facts of hofstadter s later life. Hofstadter always has an intriguing and playful way to present his thinking. The minds i fantasies and reflections on self and soul. The strange loop in deep learning intuition machine medium. Compulsively readable and endlessly thoughtprovoking, this is a moving and profound inquiry into the nature of mind. I am a strange loop is thoughtful, amusing and infectiously enthusiastic. You would not find the boundaries of the soul no matter how many paths you traveled, so deep is its measure. Douglas hodstadter i am a strage loop, perseus books. An eternal golden braid, first published in 1979, won both the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction and a national book award at that time called the american book award for science.

Is it strange loops and tangled hierarchies as in escher, in hofstadters own forthcoming book, i am a strange loop, and elsewhere. Is it in the patterns, puzzles, paradoxes, puns, poetry, and programming that we. Huge credit to david szakaly for his visual representation of a strange loop. I am a strange loop should not be taken to mean douglas hofstadter is a strange loop. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Hofstadters essential claim is that the ego is a strange loop in the mind, and by strange loop he means a feedback loop or pattern that reflects on itself. And indeed, it is impossible to come away from this book without having introduced elements of. The concept of a strange loop was originally developed in his 1979 book godel, escher, bach in the end, we are selfperceiving, selfinventing, lockedin mirages that are little miracles of selfreference. Douglas hofstadter i am a strange loop pdf i am a strange loop on free shipping on qualifying offers. Doug hofstadters latest book, i am a strange loop, is partly a reworking of and partly a sequel to his celebrated godel, escher and bach published back in 1979. Hofstadter is the son of nobel prizewinning physicist robert hofstadter.

One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind. Get i am a strange loop douglas r hofstadter pdf file for free from our online library pdf file. A tangled hierarchy is a hierarchical consciousness system in which a strange loop appears. Strange loops may involve selfreference and paradox. The marble provides the central theme of i am a strange loop.

Hofstadters longawaited return to the themes of godel, escher. The most central and complex symbol in your brain is the one called i. Review of hofstadter, douglas r i am a strange loop. And indeed, it is impossible to come away from this book without having introduced elements. You can read online i am a strange loop here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter scott oreilly loops the loop with douglas hofstadter. Embarking on a strange loop safari pattern and provability godels quintessential strange loop how analogy makes meaning on downward causality the elusive apple of my i strangeness in the i of the beholder entwinement grappling with the deepest mystery how. It is a minute portion of the universe, a glob of dead matter within our skull, not only observing itself, but aware it is observing itself. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. In this presidential lecture, cognitive scientist douglas hofstadter examines the role and contributions of analogy in cognition, using a variety of analogies to illustrate his points. Today, more than two thousand years after heraclitus wrote those words, science has shrunk the boundaries of the soul considerably.

The i in the title refers to the concept of the i in all of us. I first heard this notion expressed in the following manner although i dont recall who wrote it. Read the minds i fantasies and reflections on self and soul online, read in mobile or kindle. New york, ny, 2007 isbn 0465030785 pb order this book.