Godel, Escher, Bach : an eternal golden braid
Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-2000
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Linking together the music of Bach, the graphic art of Escher and the mathematical theorems of Godel, as well as ideas drawn from logic, biology, psyhcology, physics and linguistics, Hofstadter illuminates the nature of the human thought process.
Main title:
Godel, Escher, Bach : an eternal golden braid / Douglas R. Hofstadter.
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Edition:
20th-anniversary ed. / with a new preface by the author.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2000.
Collation:
xlv, 777p. : ill., facsims., music, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: London: Harvester, 1979.Includes bibliographical references (p. 746-756) and index.
ISBN:
9780140289206 (pbk)0140289208 (pbk)
Dewey class:
126153.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
570298
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