Godel, Escher, Bach : an eternal golden braid
Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-1999
Book
'What is a self, and how can a self come out of inaminate matter?' This book examines this riddle. Linking together the music of J S Bach, the graphic art of Escher and the mathematical theorems of Godel, as well as ideas drawn from logic, biology, psychology, physics and linguistics, it reveals the mysteries of human thought processes.
Main title:
Godel, Escher, Bach : an eternal golden braid / Douglas R. Hofstadter.
Author:
Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-, author
Edition:
20th-anniversary ed. / with a new preface by the author.
Imprint:
London : Basic Books a member of the Perseus Books Group, [1999]©1999
Collation:
xxi, 777 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Notes:
"A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll"--Cover.Includes bibliographical references (p. 743-756) and index.
Awards:
Pulitzer Prize winner.
ISBN:
9780465026562 (paperback)9780140289206 (paperback)
Dewey class:
126510.1
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
216620
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Society | SOCIETY 126 HOFS | On loan - Due: 10 Jul 2026 |
| East Melbourne Library | -Society | SOCIETY 126 HOFS | Available |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Society | SOCIETY 126 HOFS | On loan - Due: 12 Jul 2026 |