{"product_id":"gdel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid-0465026567","title":"Gdel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0465026567\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hofstadter, Douglas R\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer PrizeA metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis CarrollEvery few decades an unknown author brings out a book of such depth, charity, range, wit, beauty, and originality that it is recognized at once as a major literary event. This is such a work. -Scientific AmericanGEB is a unique insight into the nature of I, self, soul, and consciousness, centered on a notion that its youthful author dubbed strange loop, inspired by the twisty self-referential construction invented by logician Kurt Gdel, whereby a sentence asserts its own unprovability. The books chapters alternate with Bach-like contrapuntal dialogues between whimsical characters (especially Achilles and the Tortoise), and each dialogues intricate structure exemplifies the notion being discussed in it, thus creating indirect self-reference (a fact unsuspected by the characters). The book, filled with analogies, wordplay, humor, and mind-twisting prints by M. C. Escher, has inspired generations of bright students to study cognitive science and the philosophy of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51880882241824,"sku":"NEW0465026567","price":14.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71Y6RuC_BvL.jpg?v=1781813059","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/gdel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid-0465026567","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}