Hofstadter i am a strange loop pdf

Pulitzerprize winner douglas hofstadter takes on some weighty and wonderful questions in i am a strange loop among 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. It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account hofstadter. As in his other books, hofstadter has written a deeply. The i in the title refers to the concept of the i in all of us. In hofstadter s wife carol died suddenly of a brain tumor at only 42, leaving i am a strange loop is vintage hofstadter. Review of i am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter 2007 michael starks. Doug hofstadter s latest book, i am a strange l oop, is partly a reworking of and partly a sequel to his celebrated godel, escher and bach published back in 1979. One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind asks, where does the self come fromand how our selves can exist in the minds of others.

In the end, we selfperceiving, selfinventing, lockedin mirages are little miracles of selfreference. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter issue 78. Review of douglas hofstadter i am a strange loop 2007. I am a strange loop pdf douglas hofstadter is an exceptionally bright and witty man, with a gift for analogy. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Most of i am a strange l oop is recycled from douglas hofstadter s previous books, especially goedel escher bach or geb, to its friends. New york, ny, 2007 isbn 0465030785 pb order this book. His new book, as brilliant and provocative as earlier ones, is a colorful mix of speculations with passages of autobiography. I am a strange loop should not be taken to mean douglas hofstadter is a strange loop. I am a strange loop is thoughtful, amusing and infectiously enthusiastic. Hes supported by a shapeshifting chorus who are literally the thoughts in his head.

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. Review of hofstadter, douglas r i am a strange loop. I like writing about where i am, where i happen to be sitting, the humidity or the clouds, the scene outside the window a pink tree in bloom, a neighbor walking his small, nervous dog. Hofstadter, a professor of cognitive science at indiana university, is best known for his pulitzer prize winning godel, escher, bach, or geb as he likes to call it. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter scott oreilly loops the loop with douglas hofstadter. This seems to me to be a satisfying, although not necessarily complete, analysis of the strage of human consciousness in a material universe. Scott oreilly loops the loop with douglas hofstadter. Strangely wrongi must suggest something blasphemously arrogant. An original, endlessly thoughtprovoking, and controversial look at the nature of consciousness and identity argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the strange loop, a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. This no doubt makes him entertaining company and a pleasure to have as a teacher, but at the same time it sometimes gets in the way of the message hes trying to convey the allegories and metaphors become the dominant message, and the. 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. At the start of a strange loop, our protagonist usher embarks on a journey inward, deep into his psyche to examine his cyclical, selfdefeating behavior. 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.

One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind. Buy a cheap copy of i am a strange loop book by douglas r. I am a strange loop by douglas hofstadter abebooks. Are you familiar with either of douglas hofstadters books. But this is not necessarily a bad thing this actually makes it a good first book for the uninitiated.

Not so fast, protests pulitzer prizewinning cognitive scientist douglas hofstadter in i am a strange loop the thoughtful companion to godel, escher, bach, his. Pulitzerprize winner douglas hofstadter takes on some weighty and wonderful questions in i am a strange loop among. So, a mirage that only exists because it perceives itself. By adam greenfield, associate artistic director march 4, 2019. Today, more than two thousand years after heraclitus wrote those words, science has shrunk the boundaries of the soul considerably. Spend a moment from your computer, open the i am a strange loop book, and rebuild your soul a bit. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read i am a strange loop. Twentyeight years ago, douglas hofstadter published a book titled goedel, escher, bach that earned him instant academic renown and a cultlike following. Compulsively readable and endlessly thoughtprovoking, this is a moving and profound inquiry into the nature of mind. You would not find the boundaries of the soul no matter how many paths you traveled, so deep is its measure. Douglas hofstadter i am a str ange loop pdf i am a strange loop on free shipping on qualifying offers. Download pdf i am a strange loop free usakochan pdf. And the book does an excellent job of presenting his views on just how the i forms in a brain, what kind of hardware may be necessary for an i, what kinds of i am out there, and on. And there is some new material, prompted by the untimely death of hofstadter s beloved wife in 1993.